History Characters / AssassinsCreedEzioAuditoreTrilogyAssassins

* ArcherArchetype: He is renowned for his skill with a bow, and is able to kill many Assassins with it before being killed.

* BattleCouple: Of a sort with Pantasilea: she plans the strategy, he fights the battles.

* BattleCouple: Of a sort with Bartolomeo: she plans the strategy, he fights the battles.

** [[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 that while if you have to choose between being loved or feared, being feared is the safer choice if you can't have both, you still 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''.

* TotallyNotACriminalFront: The tavern he and Ezio build in ''Brotherhood'', ''La Volpe Addormentata'' ("The Sleeping Fox"), a favorite of the Borgia guards who provide coin in more ways than one.

* LegitimateBusinessmensSocialClub: The tavern he and Ezio build in ''Brotherhood'', ''La Volpe Addormentata'' ("The Sleeping Fox"), a favorite of the Borgia guards who provide coin in more ways than one.

* BadassCape: [[spoiler:Her Assassin outfit comes with one.]] It appears to be a family motif.

* SpoiledBrat: Her database entry in ''II'' says she was one during her younger years; apparently her father was forced to raise her dowry by 1,000 florins, since she scared off all of her suitors due to [[HairTriggerTemper apparently also having a bit of a temper]]. She was also seen to be immature, complaining petulantly after Mario assigned her to manage Monteriggioni's finances.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Alex Ivanovici (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Valery Storozhik (Russian), Paul Borne (French)[[/note]]

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Vladislav Kopp (Russian), Marc Alfos (French)[[/note]]

* BladeOnAStick: She uses a spear in battle along with [[TheStraightAndArrowPath a crossbow]].

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's one of the leading Assasins in Italy and is no slouch in combat, fighting alongside his fellow Assassins multiple times.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: As befits a Master Assassin, he's a skilled fighter.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Vito [=DeFilippo=] (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Alexander Kotov (Russian), Patrick Borg (French)[[/note]]

* WidowWoman: Following the murder of her husband and her sons save for Ezio. She's in mourning for all of ''Assassin's Creed II'', until Ezio finds all of the feathers to remember Petruccio.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EliasToufexis (English)[[note]]'''Other Languages''':Kirill Kirillichev (Russian), Pierre Tessier (French)[[/note]]

** His monologue in the ending of ''Lineage'' suggests that he would have been eventually inducted Federico and Ezio to the brotherhood if not for his untimely death.

** His monologue in the ending of '"Lineage'' suggests that he would have been eventually inducted Federico and Ezio to the brotherhood if not for his untimely death.

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Ezio aren't as close as Ezio and Leonardo, but they are pretty close 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. Ezio, in turns, promotes Machiavelli as his trusted advisor, knowing he would be honest with him no matter what]].

* JerkassHasAPoint: He has reasons not to believe in Machiavelli, as he doesn't let others know about his own secrets to help the Order at all, such as [[spoiler:his mole within the Borgia, who gets killed by one of La Volpe's men, his disappearances at suspicious moments like escorting Caterina to safety, and how conveniently that the Borgia know about their planning and spies after he asks for info himself. Granted, Machiavelli, in reality, was just a victim of circumstance, since he was honestly just working to help Ezio, but he really should have been more open about it to the others, as it nearly costs him his life.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: His distrust in Machiavelli was so great [[spoiler:he refused to help Ezio twice over do it. First was when Ezio meets up with him again in Rome, making his accusation known, he later agrees to help Ezio, but makes it clear he's helping him and not Machiavelli. Second was during a very vital moment where his thieves could have been very helpful, essentially abandoning Ezio in his hour of need. Luckily, Ezio was understanding of the situation and did not hold it against him, since everything worked out in the end because he had support from, you guessed it, Machiavelli's men.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint: He had reasons not to believe in Machiavelli, [[spoiler:He doesn't let others know about his own secrets to help the Order at all, like his mole within the Borgia, who gets killed by one of La Volpe's men, his disappearances at suspicious moments like escorting Caterina to safety, and how conveniently that the Borgia know about their planning and spies after he ask for info himself. Granted, Machiavelli, in reality, was just a victim of circumstance, since he was honestly just working to help Ezio, but he really should have been more open about it to the others, as it nearly cost him his life.]]

* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:He is so focus believing that Machiavelli is the traitor, when in reality that the real traitor was another thief, one most likely in La Volpe's group at the time.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: He is very committed to his band of thieves and the Assassin order, as evident by his unwillingness to let even one of his thieves die on his watch and of his suspicion of Machiavelli being a traitor to the order.[[/folder]]

* UndyingLoyaty: For all of his faults, he is incredibly loyal to the Assassin Order and tries his best to lead them before Ezio takes his place at his request.

* 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 to start 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?

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His explanation of his cynicism to Ezio is that he merely describes the conditions in Rome as they ''are''.

* TheStoic: Throughout his appearances in the series, Machiavelli rarely let his emotions get the best of him. The only time he did was when Ezio confirmed he spared Rodrigo Borgia's life. Other than that, he rarely changes his serious demeanor.

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Ezio aren't as close as Ezio and Leonardo, but they are pretty close 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]].

** [[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, 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''.

* TheMole: Suspected of being this by La Volpe -- hence his withholding of the Thieves' Guild's support -- and evidence seems to mount. [[spoiler:He's not. The Borgia guard he accepted a letter from was his own spy in the Borgia regime, who was killed by one of La Volpe's unwitting thieves. The actual mole, another thief, is found later]].
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: He believes that the Templars can be defeated by simply assassinating their leaders. Ezio argues that would be foolhardy, as the Templars are too well equipped and supported to be struck at so directly, and decides the Assassins must instead weaken their power base, taking out the lower and mid-level Templars while reducing their support and supplies while gathering new allies for the Assassins. Machiavelli eventually comes to agree with Ezio and throws his full support behind him.

* VitriolicBestBuds: He and Ezio aren't as close as Ezio and Leonardo, but they are pretty close 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]].

* 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. However, this ends up being part of what casts suspicion on him as TheMole.

* FrontlineGeneral: One of the major contrasting points between him and Baron de Valois is that Bartolomeo fights on the frontlines while the Baron hides behind his men.
* 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.]]

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: He was a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomeo_d%27Alviano real guy]], a mercenary from Umbria in central Italy who distinguished himself in service of the Venetian Republic. Little is known about him however.

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

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Part of his character appears to be Mario Auditore's bloodthirsty tendencies taken up a notch. One imagines they would have made awesome BashBrothers had [[spoiler:Mario not been killed at the start of ''Brotherhood''.]]

* DamselInDistress: [[spoiler:She is captured by Octavian de Valois in an attempt to get him to surrender, but is rescued by Ezio]].

* AFatherToHisMen: La Volpe cares for his men, as evident when in Rome, his youngest member, Claudio, is injured and ask Ezio to save him. It is also telling that this action wins Volpe's trust in Ezio when he succeeds.
* AnimalThemeNaming: Literally "The Fox," later worked into the name of his inn.

* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: [[spoiler:In ''Brotherhood'', he perpetually suspects Machiavelli of being TheMole due to the fact that Machiavelli has worked for the papacy and that he left Monterriggoni shortly before it was attacked. This feeling is made worse 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. La Volpe eventually moves to kill Machiavelli himself after Borgia troops try to move on the Thieves' Guild and many of his spies are exposed shortly after Machiavelli inquired about them. Ezio stops him in the nick of time, having found the real mole who was also a traitor during the assault on Monteriggioni. It was a thief, presumably having been in La Volpe's employ]].

* HeadbuttingHeroes: He does not get along with Machiavelli at all, convinced that he is a traitor to the Assassin Order. [[spoiler:After learning one of his own thieves was TheMole, not Machiavelli, La Volpe becomes much friendlier to Machiavelli]].