History WesternAnimation / AssassinsCreedEmbers

* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:Ezio, who the player has followed for three whole games, dies a peaceful death watching his wife and daughter.]]

->''"I cannot seem to leave my past behind me. I started this act of my life so late Sofia. I knew I would not have time to do everything. Now I worry I don't have enough time to do anything."''

After the events of ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]'', Ezio [[RetiredBadass has retired]] from his former life to live in peace and raise a family with Sofia in the Tuscany countryside near the city where he was born and raised, UsefulNotes/{{Florence}}. Age has finally caught up to the former Assassin and he feels his time on this world grows short. His life takes a turn for the less mundane when it is interrupted by the sudden arrival of a female Assassin. The young Shao Jun desires his guidance on how best to lead and rebuild her order in China. However Ezio wants nothing to do with the lifestyle he put behind him.

* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler: Ezio, who the player has followed for three whole games, dies a peaceful death watching his wife and daughter.]]

* ImprovisedWeapon: Few but an Assassin could wield a poker with such deadly effect.

* OldMaster: Even with his best years behind him Ezio is still able to hold his own against men a fraction of his age. Even better than Shao around a third of his age. To Compare, Ezio takes out 5 with relatively little effort and she struggles with two.
* TheMentor: The reason why Shao Jun sought out Ezio is for his wisdom. He has guided two branches of the order to prosperity and glory against their enemies. [[spoiler:Ezio eventually accepts this role in the end, passing on his words of wisdom to her]]
* PassingTheTorch: [[spoiler: In the final act, Ezio hands over his wisdom to the young Shao Jun and also gifts her a small box. The contents remain a mystery.]]

* RetiredBadass: Ezio, now an old man, has lived his life in peace, away from his assassin days. And he still puts up one hell of a fight.
* SuperWindowJump: Played straight when an [[spoiler:''elderly'' Ezio]] dives through a [[SoftGlass glass]] window to escape attackers. He's not wearing any of the suits of armor he's collected over the years when he does this.
* YoungAndInCharge: Shao Jun intends to rebuild and lead the Assassin order in China, despite being only nineteen. [[YouAreInCommandNow This is because her mentor died while on the way to Italy]].

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* RetiredBadass: Ezio, now an old man, has lived his life in peace, away from his assassin days..

* ContinuityNod: ''Embers'' is full of nods to familiar features of the games. The sweeper dropping a broom at the beginning, walls with clear climbing routes up them (including staircases of sheet-covered boxes), common [=NPCs=] walking around (e.g. the architect in Florence) as well as a few noticeable sound effects. Machiavelli is also mentioned.

After the events of ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]'', Ezio [[RetiredBadass retired]] from his former life to live in peace and raise a family with Sofia. Age has finally caught up to the former Assassin and he feels his time on this world grows short. His life takes a turn for the less mundane when it is interrupted by the sudden arrival of a female Assassin. The young Shao Jun desires his guidance on how best to lead and rebuild her order in China. However Ezio wants nothing to do with the lifestyle he put behind him.

* BookEnds: Ezio began his life as an Assassin when [[spoiler:his family was executed]] and in this epilogue of his story [[spoiler:dies in the exact same plaza]].

''Assassin's Creed: Embers'' is an animated short by Ubiworkshop set in the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' universe. It details the final days of legendary Master Assassin Ezio Auditore.

* BadassGrandpa: Even with his best years behind him Ezio is still able to hold his own against men a fraction of his age. Even better than Shao around a third of his age. To Compare, Ezio takes out 5 with relatively little effort and she struggles with two.

* InformedFlaw: Invoked in the house fight to keep Ezio awesome but vulnerable; Ezio kills three guys ''with a Goddamned fire poker'', but promptly follows up his awesome flip-throw move [[BadassGrandpa by grabbing his back and gasping a little]].

* ActionGirl: Shao Jun

* BadassGrandpa / CoolOldGuy: Even with his best years behind him Ezio is still able to hold his own against men a fraction of his age. Even better than Yun around a third of his age. To Compare, Ezio takes out 5 with relatively little effort and she struggles with two.

* BlackCloak: Shao Jun wears one, even during the day.

* CoolSword: Jun's weapon of choice, a jian.

* GrumpyOldMan: Ezio is initially like this towards Jun.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: The elderly Ezio suffers from this.

* LivingLegend: Ezio has become this among his fellow Assassins despite his retirement.
* TheMentor: The reason why Shao Jun sought out Ezio. He has guided two branches of the order to prosperity and glory against their enemies. [[spoiler:Ezio eventually accepts this role in the end, passing on his words of wisdom.]]

* SoftGlass / SuperWindowJump: Played straight when an [[spoiler:''elderly'' Ezio]] dives through a window to escape attackers.
* YoungAndInCharge: Shao Jun intends to rebuild and lead the order in China, despite being only nineteen.

'''''Assassin's Creed: Embers''''' is an animated short by Ubiworkshop set in the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' universe. It details the final days of legendary Master Assassin Ezio Auditore.

->'''Ezio:''' I cannot seem to leave my past behind me. I started this act of my life so late Sofia. I knew I would not have time to do everything. Now I worry I don't have enough time to do anything.

* BadassGrandpa / CoolOldGuy: Even with his best years behind him Ezio is still able to hold his own against men a fraction of his age. Even better than an Jun around a third of his age. To Compare, Ezio takes out 5 with relatively little effort and she struggles with two.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: Shao Jun is terrible at blending in, as are her pursuers. One wonders what they teach the Assassins in China.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Shao Jun.

* PassingTheTorch

* SoftGlass: Played straight when an [[spoiler:''elderly'' Ezio]] dives through a window to escape attackers.
** SuperWindowJump

** Even more frightening is that, by this point, Ezio is an old man and is unable to run as well as he used to and has difficultly catching up with them. Had Shao Jun been an enemy out to hurt Flavia instead of an ally, it would have been easy for her to just run away with the girl.

-> '''Ezio:''' ''"I cannot seem to leave my past behind me. I started this act of my life so late Sofia. I knew I would not have time to do everything. Now I worry I don't have enough time to do anything."''

After the events of ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Revelations]]'' Ezio [[RetiredBadass retired]] from his former life to live in peace and raise a family with Sofia. Age has finally caught up to the former assassin and he feels his time on this world grows short. His life takes a turn for the less mundane when it is interrupted by the sudden arrival of a female Assassin. The young Shao Jun desires his guidance on how best to lead and rebuild her order in China. However Ezio wants nothing to do with the lifestyle he put behind him.

The short was included with both the [[LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition signature and collector editions]] of ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''.

* TheApprentice: Before the events of ''Embers'', Jun was this to her mentor [[spoiler:before he was killed]] and now seeks Ezio's guidance to rebuild her order.

* TheBrute: The {{Mook}} with the portable cannon. Getting stabbed in the eye barely slows him down.
* BookEnds: Ezio began his life as an Assassin when [[spoiler:his family was executed]] and in this epilogue of his story [[spoiler: dies in the exact same plaza]].

* ContinuityNod: ''Embers'' is full of nods to familiar features of the games. The sweeper dropping a broom at the beginning, walls with clear climbing routes up them (including staircases of sheet-covered boxes), common [=NPCs=] walking around (e.g. the architect in Florence) as well as a few noticeable sound effects. Machievelli is also mentioned.

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Ezio dies in his home city watching his beloved and daughter happily go about their shopping near-by with a broad smile on his face.]]
* GrumpyOldMan: Ezio is initially like this towards Jun.

* InformedFlaw: Invoked in the house fight to keep Ezio awesome but vulnerable; Ezio murders three guys ''with a Goddamned fire poker'', but promptly follows up his awesome flip-throw move [[BadassGrandpa by grabbing his back and gasping a little.]]

* LivingLegend: Ezio has become this among his fellow Assassins despite his retirement.
* TheMentor: The reason why Shao Jun sought out Ezio. He has guided two branches of the order to prosperity and glory against their enemies. [[spoiler:Ezio eventually accepts this role in the end, passing on his words of wisdom]].

* InformedFlaw: Invoked in the house fight to keep Ezio awesome but vulnerable; Ezio murders three guys ''with a goddamned fire poker'', but promptly follows up his awesome flip-throw move [[BadassGrandpa by grabbing his back and gasping a little.]]

* TheBigGuy: The {{Mook}} with the portable cannon. Getting stabbed in the eye barely slows him down.

* EyeScream: Ezio leaps from the roof of his villa, stabbing the BigGuy in the eye. It barely even slows him down.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: Shao Jun is terrible at blending in, as are her pursuers. One wonders what they teach the Assassin's in China.

* BadassGrandpa / CoolOldGuy: Even with his best years behind him Ezio is still able to hold his own against men a fraction of his age.

'''''Assassin's Creed: Embers''''' is an animated short by Ubiworkshop set in the ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed'' universe. It details the final days of legendary Master Assassin Ezio Auditore.