History Characters / AssassinsCreedIITheAssassins

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She isn't seen after ACII's final sequence, although the novelization of ''Revelations'' has Claudia mention that she is still a Assassin leader in 1512.

* MayDecemberRomance: He's old enough to be [[spoiler: Sofia's]] father.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Elias Toufexis (games), Jesse Rath (''Lineage'')

* DeadpanSnarker: Before her HeroicBSOD.

* HeroicBSOD: Suffers a massive one after being abused by city guards and the deaths of her husband and sons in ACII. Slowly begins to recover as the game unfolds.

* WidowWoman: Following the murder of her husband and her sons save for Ezio.

* 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.]]

* UnclePennybags: Despite the state of decay Ezio finds Monteriggioni in, Mario ''does'' pretty much own the place. He also set Ezio up with a room, and some money to buy armor, free of charge. Also in Project Legacy, it's shown that he actively interacts with and helps out the various communities in his village to try and learn more about what they do.

* DefensiveWhat: When Ezio walks in on her just after she curbstomped four Borgia soldiers with nothing but a knife. Mostly PlayedForLaughs.

* TheSmartGirl: In keeping with being a {{Bookworm}}.

* HappilyMarried: To Sofia Sartor as of ''Embers''.

* LatinLover: See his TheCharmer entry. He might be unique, given that he's the main playable character instead of a supporting one.

* ManOfTheCity: Towards Rome in ''Brotherhood'', and later to Constantinople during ''Revelations''.

* TheParagon: He serves as a role model and inspiration to the Assassins and Italy in his lifetime and years later. Indeed his actions are set to have brought about and spread UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance across Europe starting a GoldenAge. It can also be argued that his era was the GoldenAge for the Assassins as a whole since the era after him shows fewer definite victories and only marginal impact on culture and history.

* ThePowerOfLove: What ultimately makes his mother Maria recover from her trauma of losing her husband and her children. Ezio's devotion to little Petruccio's memory which eventually brings Maria BackFromTheBrink of her DespairEventHorizon. In his letter to Sofia, he affirms that love is the force which has kept him going through all his adventures and he expresses the same belief to Shao Jun.
* ReallyGetsAround: At the beginning of the game has something of this reputation, though he eventually ends up HappilyMarried. It's also confirmed that [[spoiler:Clay Kaczmarek]] was related to Ezio through an illegitimate child he fathered at some point during his life and likely never knew about. Desmond, meanwhile, was descended from one of his children with Sofia.
* RedOniBlueOni: His CharacterDevelopment sees him going from a solid Red to his Uncle Mario to a Blue for the Brotherhood as a whole as well as Yusuf Tazim and even Machiavelli himself.

* SilverFox: In ''Revelations''. Despite the fact that he's past fifty, most of the women ([[EvenTheGuysWantHim and some of the men]]) in Istanbul can't keep their eyes off him.
** To put it another way, Sofia, his eventual wife was born in 1476; the year that Ezio, then 17, first became an Assassin.

* WalkingArmoury: One of the iconic examples. By the end of ''Revelations'', he's packing a hidden blade, a hookblade, a sword/axe/hammer, a dagger, a poison dart launcher, a pistol, a crossbow, and a couple of dozen throwing knives. All these are modelled on his body. In addition, his unseen HyperspaceArsenal includes ammo (10 bullets for the gun, 10 darts and 25 crossbow bolts), 15 parachutes and a dozen grenades of various types. Good ''grief.''
* WhatTheHellHero: Machiavelli is ''pissed'' when he finds out [[spoiler:Ezio did not kill Rodrigo]] at the end of Assassin's Creed II. [[spoiler:He's shown to be right when as soon as Ezio gets home his villa is burned down and his uncle killed by Borgia retaliation. On the other hand, this was done by Cesare against Rodrigo's orders and probably would have happened anyway]]. It becomes a much more prominent phenomenon in ''Revelations'', as he [[spoiler:incites a riot outside the Arsenal gates which resulted in heavy damage in both property and lives(the Arsenal district remains ruined unto the end of the game) simply just so he can get into the Arsenal to spy on information, bombs the Great Chain and burns up many ships just to get to Cappadocia, and once he's there sets off an explosion in the underground city, choking and killing dozens. And all for nothing but killing one target and getting a memory disk he happens to want]].

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: As befits an Master Assassin he's a skilled fighter.
* BadassBeard: Has a very thick one.
* BadassesWearBandanas: Is always seen wearing an orange bandana around his head.

* BoisterousBruiser: Sneakier than most (being an Assassin and all), but the personality remains.

* DeadpanSnarker: Is quite sarcastic.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a light diagonal scar under he left eye going across his cheek.

* TheLancer: To Ezio during his stay in Constantinople.
* LastStand: See HeroicSacrifice above.
* TheLeader: Type IV of the Ottoman Assassins.
* LovableRogue: Ezio describes him as being quite affable.

* MasterSwordsman: Is handy with a sword.
* ProfessionalKiller: Like most Assassins.

* BadassBeard: Has a thick one.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: Just look at his portrait up there. His Assassin robes are pure white with scarlet accents, have the trademark tails and "beak" on the hood, and his belt buckle is a huge, ornate Assassin symbol. All of this should broadcast his affiliation to any Templar in the vicinity, and he wears this uniform ''all the time,'' though the player can unlock other color schemes if they so choose. Even to someone who doesn't recognize the significance of the symbols, he should stick out like a sore thumb.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: Just look at his portrait up there. His Assassin robes are pure white, have the trademark tails and "beak" on the hood, and his belt buckle is a huge, ornate Assassin symbol. All of this should broadcast his affiliation to any Templar in the vicinity, and he wears this uniform ''all the time,'' though the player can unlock other color schemes if they so choose. Even to someone who doesn't know what the symbols mean he should stick out like a sore thumb.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His known negative flaws are womanising, starting fights and prone to anger quickly still he's really likable and a genuine NiceGuy who's loyal to his families and friends and compassionate to innocent people especially childrens.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: Just look at his portrait up there. His Assassin robes have the trademark tails and "beak" on the hood, and his belt buckle is a huge, ornate Assassin symbol. All of this should broadcast his affiliation to any Templar in the vicinity, and he wears this uniform ''all the time,'' though the player can unlock other color schemes if they so choose. Even to someone who doesn't know what the symbols mean he should stick out like a sore thumb.

-->'''Voiced by:''' FredTatasciore

* SiblingYinYang: He is a little bit less serious than Giovanni, and prefers living in Montogonni over being in Florence and masquerading as a noble and banker, believing his brother was unable to focus fully on being a Assassin by doing so.

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In his old age, his eyes have turned a solid shade of gold. This likely represents the shift in his ''Eagle Vision'' to Eagle Sense''.

* BadassGrandpa: In ''Revelations'' and ''Embers'', he can still take on many armed adversaries without trouble. In fact, the thieves of Constantinople are just as impressed with his LeParkour ability as the thieves of Rome and Florence, despite the passing of many decades. See CharlesAtlasSuperpower; he seems to be at his physical prime in his late 40s.

* CoolOldGuy: Ends the second game at his 40's and by the end of ''Brotherhood'' is 48 years old. By ''Revelations'' he's a BadassGrandpa at age 55. By ''Embers'' he is around his sixties and can still pick up a sword, yet his age has finally caught up to him at this point and can't go around running like he used to. Still, for a man nearing the end of his life, he sure has a lot of fight in him.

[[caption-width-right:300:Don't you recognize me? [[SuperMarioBros It's-a me, Mario!]]]]

* ShoutOut: [[SuperMarioBros It's-a him, Mario]].

** ''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''. Interestingly, [[spoiler: Aya/Amunet]] used it long before he did.

** ''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''.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Leonardo does say "I've been seeing quite a bit of him lately -- errr... as mutual friends...".

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech : Gives a famous speech at the end of ''The Bonfire of Vanities'' which summarizes his CharacterDevelopment and conceptualizes the themes of the series. Serves as one not only for Ezio but the crowd as well, and the admiring Assassins who look at him with pride.

'''Ezio:''' Duccio. A pleasure.

The ancestral character of ''Assassin's Creed II''. After his blissful life as the young son of a Florentine banker is destroyed, Ezio sets out an epic decades-long quest for vengeance, hunting down -- as well as adding to -- names from a list his father Giovanni wrote. The plot of both games show Ezio's progression and [[CharacterDevelopment growth]], as he goes from an enraged teenager seeking revenge and cursing those he kills, to a mature and patient hunter of his foes, to a wiser man who eventually rises to lead the Assassin order through wisdom, personal skill and leadership.

* TheParagon: He serves as a role model and inspiration to the Assassins and Italy in his lifetime and years later. Indeed his actions are set to have brought about and spread TheRenaissance across Europe starting a GoldenAge. It can also be argued that his era was the GoldenAge for the Assassins as a whole since the era after him shows fewer definite victories and only marginal impact on culture and history.

* LogicalWeakness: [[spoiler: When a BoisterousBruiser's wife is also his strategist, the single action guaranteed to cripple his operation is perfectly clear]].

* DefiantCaptive: [[spoiler: When captured by de Valois and surrounded by his soldiers, she shouts how her husband is going to kill them all.]]

* GrumpyOldMan: Initially in ''Embers'' when confronted by Chinese Assassin Shao Jun.

* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Said to Cristina Vespucci's fiancé.

* InTheHood: Runs in the family.

* TheParagon: He serves as this to the Assassins and Italy in his lifetime and years later. Indeed his actions are set to have brought about and spread TheRenaissance across Europe starting a GoldenAge. It can also be argued that his era was the GoldenAge for the Assassins as a whole since the era after him shows fewer definite victories and only marginal impact on culture and history.

* PercussivePickpocket: Can do this to random people.

* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Comes with [[SuperSenses Eagle Vision/Sense]].

* TemptingFate: During Sequence 1 of ''[=AC2=]'', he wishes for his life to never change.
** Also by [[spoiler:sparing Rodrigo's life]], and then by assuming at the beginning of ''Brotherhood'' that "our work is finished."

* UglyGuyHotWife: His wife Pantasilea is far more attractive than he is.

* UglyGuyHotWife: She's definitely the prettier between herself and her husband.

* BadassGrandpa: In ''Revelations'' and ''Embers'', he can still take on many armed adversaries without trouble. In fact, the thieves of Constantinople are just as impressed with his LeParkour ability as the thieves of Rome and Florence, despite the pass of many decades. See CharlesAtlasSuperpower; he seems to be at his physical prime in his late 40s.

* BadassGrandpa: In ''Revelations'' and ''Embers''. See CharlesAtlasSuperpower; he seems to be at his physical prime in his late 40s.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Does not take kindly to people bad-mouthing or hurting his little sister and beats the guy up on her behalf (and at her request!) On the other hand, his protectiveness can also pretty smothering, as when demonstrated in ''Brotherhood'' when he gets angry at her for coming to Rome in order to help him.

* BadassBookworm: Is good with knives, and a skilled bookkeeper.

* 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.]]