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* AGodAmI: He developed a god-complex personality, believing that he would not be bound nor killed by a normal man. He also believed that he was more powerful than the Pope himself, seemingly unaware that his father's status as Pope was the only reason he had any power in the first place. He maintained this belief throughout his life, even in his final moments, despite being aware that his death was imminent.

* SmugSnake: At first he seemed like a WorthyOpponent of Ezio Auditore, but he turned out to be nothing more than a delusional tyrant who fancied himself as an invincible and invulnerable king. He thought that everything was under his control but when [[spoiler:he killed his father Rodrigo, who was the real man with all the power]] and everything started spiraling downwards from there, it soon becomes apparent that Cesare merely lived off his father's name and reputation.

* AGodIAm: He developed a god-complex personality, believing that he would not be bound nor killed by a normal man. He also believed that he was more powerful than the Pope himself, seemingly unaware that his father's status as Pope was the only reason he had any power in the first place. He maintained this belief throughout his life, even in his final moments, despite being aware that his death was imminent.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Thigh-high stockings a short skirt are part of her design in the ''Brotherhood'' multiplayer. Being a courtesan, it was likely one of the tools she used to charm clients.

* BiTheWay: Willingly services a female customer in ''Project Legacy''.

An executioner that was active in Rome, Il Carnefice worked under the direct employment of Cesare Borgia, often receiving instructions or execution warrants through Fiora Cavazza. He would perform his work with great enthusiasm and brutality, often displaying severed limbs to the audience.

* 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, submitting 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...]]

* NonActionGuy: Never engages in combat once, instead simply running when threatened and using [[spoiler:Panasilea]] to shield himself.

* WolverinePublicity: A poster villain for the Ezio trilogy, and tends to dominate Renaissance-era of later games like ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'', primarily because he's the only lead villain from earlier games whose identity was NOT a spoiler.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: He makes no effort to plead for his life or run away.

* GoOutWithASmile: Fiora describes his death-in-battle as "the end he has fantasized".

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Rodrigo reads his son the riot act when the Assassins start eroding his base at Rome, noting that Cesare pissed of Ezio in making things personal, refusing to learn from his own mistake and his own plan on leaving the Auditore and the Assassins alone.

* WhatTheHellHero: Gives a rather ineffectual one to Ezio when he holds her hostage in his rescue of Caterina. According to her, Lorenzo wasn't kidding when he vowed to "erase" the Pazzi family from Florence, forbidding the surviving women from marrying and erasing the tombstones of their ancestors. It doesn't stop Ezio from dragging her to Caterina's cell though.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: As evident in ''Brotherhood'', Cesare is a power hungry manchild who might or might not be [[BrotherSisterIncest fucking his sadistic sister]] Lucrezia, who's also said to have been abused by her father Rodrigo. Another relative, Juan, is quite a nasty lustful piece of work, especially if he's a [[BadHabits cardinal]].

* SoleSurvivor: She's the last living named Borgia by the end of ''Brotherhood''.

A astronomer and mathematician who joined the Templar Order, but quickly turned on it after being barred from sharing his findings. He becomes an ally of the Assassin Order after he is saved by Ezio.

* TokenGoodTeammate: He is this to the Templars before leaving the order.

** It also echoes Ezio's speech at the Bonfire of the Vanities[[note]] "Don't follow me or anyone else"[[/note]]. Ezio is impressed and tells him he think it's possible, but Copernicus, humble and intelligent, corrects him.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: The people of Rome and many cardinals ''despise'' them, as the player can find out when listening while hiding in crowds. The Papal army meanwhile is more interested in the pay the Borgias offer, and they also have to rely on French allies to keep the city in fear of them.

!!Juan Borgia the Elder / "The Banker"

** On top of this, when the player manages to collect all of the hundred Borgia flags in ''Brotherhood'', Ezio acquires the Borgia cape, which gives him the highest notoriety everywhere he walks, even making the guards attack him on sight somehow.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: As evident in ''Brotherhood'', Cesare is a power hungry manchild who is screwing his sadistic sister, Lucrezia, who's also said to have been abused by her father Rodrigo. Another relative, Juan, is also quite a nasty piece of work.

* TheVillainSucksSong: Ezio speaks fondly of Cesare in VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations:

* BrotherSisterIncest: With Cesare, who she kisses on screen. Ezio would later mock her for this in one of his minstrel disguise songs by saying she would have liked to have more brothers and thus more lovers.

* IncestIsRelative: She and Cesare share a father, and (at the very least) saliva through kisses.

* BreakTheHaughty: Lucrezia gets her ego steadily beat down throughout the entire story by at least three different people [[spoiler:including her brother, which finally breaks her]].
* BrotherSisterIncest: With Cesare, who she kisses on screen. Ezio would later mock her for this in one of his songs by saying she would have liked to have more brother/lovers.

* ChokeHolds: Cesare attempts to strangle Lucrezia towards the climax of the game. She takes a HeelFaceTurn as a result. In the mobile version of ''Brotherhood'', Ezio murders her this way.

%%* TheDarkChick: Of the Roman Templar's.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Of sorts. [[WasItAllALie She doesn't react well to Cesare's interrogation for the Apple]], telling Ezio its location in retaliation. She spent the last years of her life having nothing to do with the Templars, instead living quietly with her husband and raising her children as best she could]].

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Best shown in her appearance in the ''Brotherhood'' DLC "The Da Vinci Disappearance". She's quite a nasty piece of work, but much nastier things happened to her as well which can draw some sympathy.
* IncestIsRelative: She and Cesare share a father, and saliva through kisses.

* TheVillainSucksSong: Ezio remembers the fair Lucrezia in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'':

** Chose to remain hiding during ''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.]]

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* DirtyCoward: He doesn't fight alongside his men, and when confronted he uses [[spoiler:Pantasilea Baglioni]] as a human shield.

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