History Characters / AssassinsCreedIITheAssassins

* CommanderContrarian: Spends a good deal of ''Brotherhood'' second guessing everything Ezio says or does, even to the point of dismissing the idea of recruiting new assassins, despite not offering any viable alternative. [[spoiler: This behavior leads La Volpe starts to suspect that he may be a traitor,]] but Ezio values the dissenting opinion.

* GeneralFailure: At the start of the game, Assassin operations in Rome are in a really bad state of affairs. He's ineffective of making progress against the Borgia -- having driven away the Thieves' Guild, unable to relieve the pressure on Bartolomeo's army, unable to get the madam of the Rosa in Fiore brothel to actually support the Assassins (a Database entry reveals that she was actually selling out the Assassins to the Church cardinals in the Borgias' pocket), being unaware that both [[spoiler:Caterina Sforza]] and [[spoiler:the Apple of Eden]] were held by the Templars, and otherwise being ''spectacularly'' unprepared for going after Cesare and Rodrigo Borgia. This is made worse by the fact that Machiavelli, of all people, is about the ''worst'' person you want for a popular people's revolution. Then again, [[spoiler: he planted the explosions that assisted with Ezio's rescue of Caterina and he sent mercenaries to assist with Ezio's rescue mission at the Coliseum]]. He's also responsible for training Ezio's Assassin recruits and plans the Assassin missions with Pantasilea. Maybe it was just too much for him to handle on his own?

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's one of the leading Assasins and is no slouch in combat, fighting alongside his fellow Assassins multiple times.
* CommanderContrarian: Spends a good deal of ''Brotherhood'' second guessing everything Ezio says or does, even to the point of dismissing the idea of recruiting new assassins, despite not offering any viable alternative. Although this does end up backfiring for him as [[spoiler:La Volpe starts to suspect that he may be a traitor.]]

** The suspicion isn't helped when he appears to have been ineffective of making progress against the Borgia -- having driven away the Thieves' Guild, unable to relieve the pressure on Bartolomeo's army, unable to get the madam of the Rosa in Fiore brothel to actually support the Assassins (a Database entry reveals that she was actually selling out the Assassins to the Church cardinals in the Borgias' pocket), being unaware that both [[spoiler:Caterina Sforza]] and [[spoiler:the Apple of Eden]] were held by the Templars, and otherwise being ''spectacularly'' unprepared for going after Cesare and Rodrigo Borgia. Not helped by the fact that Machiavelli, of all people, is about the ''worst'' person you want for a popular people's revolution.

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Ezio aren't as close as Ezio and Leonardo, but they are pretty much best friends and [[spoiler:Machiavelli willingly steps down and anoints Ezio as the Mentor admitting that despite his reasonable doubts, Ezio had consistently made the right decisions and was what the Assassins needed]].
* WhatTheHellHero: His reaction to Ezio sparing Rodrigo, causing him to temporarily [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere abandon Ezio and head to Rome]].
* WorthyOpponent:
** He gives some kudos to Cesare for how he manages to keep Rome under his iron-fisted rule. A nod to how historically he had good relations with the Borgia, and in particular seemed to admire Cesare in his writing.
** This ends up being part of what casts suspicion on him as TheMole.

* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: [[spoiler:In ''Brotherhood'', he perpetually suspects Machiavelli of being TheMole due to the lack of progress against the Borgia regime, especially after he and Ezio see Machiavelli accept a message from a Borgia guard, and only lays off when Ezio vouches for Machiavelli -- who later confirms that the Borgia guard (unwittingly killed by one of La Volpe's thieves) was his own mole. [[spoiler:La Volpe eventually moves to kill Machiavelli himself after Borgia troops try to move on the Thieves' Guild, but Ezio stops him in the nick of time, having found the real mole: a thief, presumably having been in La Volpe's employ]].

* TheSneakyGuy: Is definitely the best at stealth among the Italian Assassins.

[[folder: Giovanni Auditore]]

[[folder: Maria Auditore]]

[[folder: Claudia Auditore]]

[[folder: Federico Auditore]]

[[folder: Petruccio Auditore]]

[[folder: Niccolò Machiavelli]]

* YoungAndInCharge: Is about 19 when he and Ezio meet for the first time, making him about a decade Ezio's junior, but already appears to be a fairly high-ranking Assassin.

[[folder: Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]

* HappilyMarried: In ''Brotherhood'', though thanks to "Bianca," when Bartolomeo calls for his wife Ezio only ''half''-jokingly asks, "Did you check behind the table?" before finding out to his surprise that the wife is an actual human woman. Ezio has a front-row seat to how much they love each other [[spoiler: at the end of a RescueArc.]]

[[folder: Pantasilea Baglioni]]

* HappilyMarried: She and Bartolomeo have a very stable and happy marriage. Ezio has a front-row seat to how much they love each other [[spoiler: at the end of a RescueArc]].

[[folder: La Volpe]]

[[folder: Paola]]

[[folder: Teodora Contanto]]

[[folder: Antonio de Magianis]]

[[folder: Perotto Calderon]]

[[folder: Francesco Vecellio]]

[[folder: Cipriano Enu]]

[[folder: Tessa Varzi]]

[[folder: Giovanni Borgia]]

[[folder: Maria Amiel]]

[[folder: Yusuf Tazim]]

[[folder: Piri Reis]]

[[folder: Shao Jun]]

[[folder: Desiderius Erasmus]]

* HappilyMarried: In ''Brotherhood'', though thanks to "Bianca," when Bartolomeo calls for his wife Ezio only ''half''-jokingly asks, "Did you check behind the table?" before finding out to his surprise that the wife is an actual human woman.

* HappilyMarried: She and Bartolomeo have a very stable and happy marriage.

* AntiHero: While he's a good person overall, saves innocents, and fights Templar oppression, he's also a man driven primarily by revenge. for most of his life.

* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Brotherhood'', she takes two levels. The first [[spoiler: when she reveals her knife fighting skills to kill four Borgia guards before Ezio could arrive]] and the second [[spoiler:where she becomes a full-fledged Assassin.]]

* ActionGirl: In ''Brotherhood'', she [[spoiler:takes on at least three Borgia guards and kills them without taking a scratch]]. [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome Ezio walks in on the aftermath.]]

* BigBrotherWhorship: ''Brotherhood'' goes into detail about how much she admires Ezio and wants to help him, but also resents his smothering overprotectiveness and the fact that he spent little time with her during [=AC2=], a period of twenty years.

* KnifeNut: [[spoiler:Three Borgia guards witnessed firsthand her skill with a knife. That was the last thing they saw]].

* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Brotherhood'', [[spoiler:where she becomes a full-fledged Assassin.]]

[[folder: Ezio Auditore]]

* AntiHero: See UnscrupulousHero below. While he's a good person overall, saves innocents, fights Templar oppression etc. he's also a man drive primarily by revenge.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Conducts a ''decades'' long one against his enemies because they killed his father, brothers and [[spoiler: uncle.]]

* YouKilledMyFather: ...and my brothers and my [[spoiler: Uncle]], Borgia!

* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler: By Cesare at the start of ''Brotherhood'']].

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: From your LovableRogue Uncle and mentor in ''II'' to [[spoiler:killed in the first 30 minutes of ''Brotherhood'']]. It is not dramatic or heroic. [[spoiler: Cesare appears, throws him to the ground and then headshots him off-screen. Due to circumstances, Ezio can neither recover his body or even mourn him.]]

* ActionGirl: In ''Brotherhood'', she [[spoiler: takes on at least three Borgia guards and kills them without taking a scratch]]. [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome Ezio walks in on the aftermath.]]

* BigBrotherWhorship: ''Brotherhood'' goes into detail about how much she admire Ezio and wants to help him, but also resents his smothering overprotectiveness and the fact that he spent little time with her during [=AC2=], a period of twenty years.

* AntiHero: See UnscrupulousHero below.
* AuraVision: His "gift", Eagle Vision (upgraded to Eagle Sense in ''Revelations''), allows him to identify targets and important items in the area, as well as, in the case of Eagle Sense, track the movements of people long gone by their traces and mark off areas to look for things from his View Points. In effect, this makes him a ScarilyCompetentTracker.
* BadassBaritone: Not at first, though. [[VocalEvolution His voice gets deeper with age.]]

* BigBrotherInstinct: Does not take kindly to people bad-mouthing or hurting his little sister.

* CatchPhrase: ''Requiescat in Pace'', which he says to (almost) all of his targets during their final moments. He teaches this to his followers in ''Brotherhood'' and ''Revelations''.

* FamedInStory: As of ''Revelations'', where his reputation precedes him among the Assassins there.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Conducts a ''decades'' long one against his enemies.
* RousingSpeech: At the end of [[DownloadableContent Bonfire of the Vanities]].

* BigGood: In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII''.

* [[spoiler:BoomHeadshot: By Cesare]].
* CoolOldGuy
* CoolUncle: He gives Ezio money and a place for his family to stay, and inducts him into the Assassin Order.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: From your LovableRogue Uncle and mentor in ''II'' to [[spoiler:killed in the first 30 minutes of ''Brotherhood'']].

* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:He was Ezio's main mentor in the Assassin Order, and the only one to get killed.]]

* :TheLeader: [[spoiler:She is placed in charge of the Italian Assassins while Ezio is in the Ottoman Empire.]]

[[folder: Mario Auditore]]

* TheLancer: Willingly becomes this to Ezio during ''Brotherhood'', being his cynical advisor to contrast his fellow assassin's idealism.

* LargeHam: Almost all of his lines are shouted and he likes waving "Bianca" around.

* BadassCape: Smaller than Ezio's but it still fitting for an assassin-thief.

* CoolBigBro:

* InfantImmortality: Averted, he's hung alongside his father and siblings.

* TheLancer: Willingly becomes this to Ezio during ''Brotherhood''.

* BadassInDistress: He and his mercenaries are captured by Silvio Barbagio during the fighting in Venice, but he and most of his troops are rescued by Ezio.

* TheBigGuy: For the Assassins, particularly during the campaign in Rome.

* LargeHam: Almost all of his lines are shouted.

* SirSwearsALot: Even if his swears are almost always in Italian, they are definitely no less scathing than if they were translated.

* HonorAmongThieves: When they first meet La Volpe returns Ezio's money, which was deliberately pickpocketed to lure him to the meeting spot. His thieves also watch out for each other, protecting their fellows when they're in danger.
* InTheHood: Wears a hooded cape.

* PurpleEyes: His database entry makes special note of his "violet eyes."

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She isn't seen or mentioned after the end of ''Assassins Creed II''.

* BadassCape: Smaller than Ezio's though.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He isn't seen or mentioned after the end of ''Assassins Creed II''.

* GeniusBruiser: He is extremely smart, being an expert on what is known of the First Civilization, and is also a capable navigator and astrologer.

* HappilyMarried: To Maria Amiel.

* InfantImmortality: All thanks to The Shroud of Eden.

* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:Kills the wrong target. Tarik Barleti, in Revelations, then chews an apprentice out for making the same mistake]].
** Averted. In Ezio's defense, [[spoiler:Tarik was leading his own fight against the Templars and planned an ambush against them. Tarik, out of hubris however, kept the plan to himself, and the evidence that Ezio and Suleiman gathered inadvertently made Tarik look like he was in leagues with the Templars. Ezio had probable cause to kill Tarik, but was told too late of the truth.]]

* EtTuBrute: He is disgusted by Uberto's betrayal, who had been a close and trusted family friend for many years. and promises :

* InTheHood: In ''Lineage'' he's seen in full Assassin attire..

* TheHero: For his games, though Desmond remains TheProtagonist in his own way.

* DisappearedDad: By way of the gallows.
* EtTuBrute: He is disgusted by Uberto's betrayal, and promises revenge upon him:

* TheChick: In ''II'' she doesn't really do much besides bookkeeping.

* InThePastEveryoneWillBeFamous: LeonardoDaVinci, Caterina Sforza, Niccolò Machiavelli... that's a handful of people he deals with ''on a daily basis''. He also pals around with a very young Suleiman the Magnificent in ''Revelations''.

** [[HistoricalInJoke Funnily enough]], the game's events lead up to Machiavelli writing ''ThePrince'' -- the ''actual'' book rather than TheThemeparkVersion, which has him note that yes, the support of the populace is one of the most crucial factors to rule a land and while if you have to choose between being loved or feared, being feared is the safer choice if you can't have both, though you absolutely have to avoid being ''hated''. One of their first conversations even has Machiavelli make an observation ("He who builds on the people is like an architect that builds on sand") that he will reject verbatim in ''The Prince''.

* YoungAndInCharge: Is about 19 when he and Ezio meet for the first time, making him about a decade Ezio's junior, but already appears to be a fairly high-ranking Assassin

-->'''Piri:''' [[{{Understatement}} Yours is not a subtle approach.]]

** Averted in his initial assassinations where he [[UnstoppableRage violently slaughted]] his targets and continued beating [[spoiler:Vieri de' Pazzi]] even after his death, earning him a harsh rebuke from Mario as it was against the ''[[TheFettered rules of etiquette]]'' the Assassins abide by.

[[caption-width-right:280: Mio marito vi ammazzerà tutti! (My husband is going to murder all of you!)]]

* ScarsAreForever: She has burn scars on her right arm, but never tells Ezio how she got them.

* TheUnfettered: As noted in the WhatTheHellHero entry, Ezio will do anything and everything to eliminate a target. He is willing to use things like poison and explosives, in contrast to TheFettered Altaïr, who called poison a coward's weapon.