40 Facts About Ezio Auditore

Ezio Auditore da Firenze is a fictional character in the video game series Assassin's Creed, an Italian master assassin who serves as the protagonist of the series' games set during the Italian Renaissance.

Ezio Auditore has been frequently referenced or made smaller appearances in other media within the franchise.

Ezio Auditore's family had long been loyal to the Assassin Brotherhood, a fictional organization inspired by the real-life Order of Assassins dedicated to protecting peace and freedom, but Ezio did not learn about his Assassin heritage until his late teens, after most of his immediate kin were killed during the Pazzi conspiracy.

Ezio Auditore's popularity has led to several crossover appearances outside of the Assassin's Creed series, notably Soulcalibur V, Fortnite, and Brawlhalla, as a guest character.

Ezio Auditore's name, meaning eagle, was chosen to keep up the tradition of Altair, whose name meant "flying one".

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Unlike Altair, Ezio Auditore is not born into the order and discovers his heritage only in his teens, while his main goal for most of the first game is to seek revenge on those who murdered his family.

Ezio Auditore learns new moves and abilities by being taught by friends and allies, unlike a progression tree, to make the players immersion into the character feel more natural.

In general, Ezio Auditore was designed to be a Renaissance man, who was to be open minded and seek truth, but fun-loving.

Ezio Auditore is an ancestor of Desmond Miles, the protagonist of most of the early series' modern-day sequences, who experiences Ezio Auditore's life through the Animus, a device unlocking hidden memories inside his DNA.

Out running errands for his father, Ezio Auditore is not home when his father and two brothers are arrested and later publicly hanged.

Ezio Auditore, following his father's final advice, finds his Assassin tools and flees the city with his mother and sister to his uncle Mario's estate in Monteriggioni.

Mario assists Ezio Auditore in discovering the people behind the conspiracy and trains him to become an Assassin.

Ezio Auditore must protect Christopher Columbus and confront Tomas de Torquemada to end the Templar threat.

Along the way, Ezio Auditore saves many imprisoned Assassins who help him, including Luis de Santangel and Raphael Sanchez.

Amidst the chaos, Ezio Auditore kills Savonarola and his followers, recovering the Apple and allowing the people of Florence to elect a new leader.

Now in possession of both the Staff and the Apple, Ezio Auditore opens the Vault, where a holographic figure approaches him.

Ezio Auditore rejects the Apple of Eden and hides it below the Colosseum in the Temple of Juno, though not before using it to find Cesare.

Over time, Ezio Auditore succeeds in eradicating Templar influence and resubjugating the city to the rule of the family of Prince Suleiman.

Ezio Auditore recovers four of the five keys with the help of historian and book collector Sofia Sartor.

Ezio Auditore then engages in a chase with Ahmet and eventually recovers the keys from the latter.

Ezio Auditore, realizing he has reached the end of the journey, decides to leave the Apple behind and talks directly to Desmond.

Later, while on a trip to the market square in Florence with his wife and daughter, Ezio Auditore is approached by a young Italian man who reminds him of his younger self.

Moments later, Ezio Auditore takes one final look at Sofia and Flavia before passing away peacefully at the age of 65.

Ezio Auditore is a supporting character in the live-action short film Assassin's Creed: Lineage, set shortly before the events of Assassin's Creed II, where he is portrayed by Devon Bostick.

In 2018, Ezio Auditore became a playable character in the free to play role-playing mobile game Assassin's Creed Rebellion.

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Ezio appears as a guest character in the 2012 fighting game Soulcalibur V In the non-canonical storyline of the game, Ezio discovers a strange artifact in 1506, while on his way to Navarre to fight Cesare Borgia.

In July 2022, Ezio Auditore was added as a playable character to the fighting game Brawlhalla, alongside Eivor Varinsdottir from Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Ezio Auditore's robes are unlockable in the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, Final Fantasy XIII-2 as well as in LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation 3 and PowerUp Heroes for Kinect on the Xbox 360.

Ezio Auditore appears as a guest character in the 2014 and 2020 free to play role-playing mobile games Soul Hunters and AFK Arena, through a collaboration between developer Lilith Games and Ubisoft.

Ezio Auditore later appeared as a boss in another one of Ubisoft's titles, For Honor.

In March 2022, Ezio Auditore was added as a playable character in Fortnite Battle Royale.

Ezio Auditore could be unlocked from the in-game store or by purchasing Assassin's Creed Valhalla or its Dawn of Ragnarok DLC on the Epic Games Store before March 2023.

Ezio Auditore is the only character in the series to receive several main games.

Ezio Auditore is widely regarded as the series' best character and the face of the franchise, often finishing first in rankings of the series' characters.

Will Tutle of GameSpy noted Ezio Auditore's growth and contrast to Altair as his strongest features, stating that while he was an unlikeable womanizer at first, he was later hoping he would "get his revenge and uncover the truth".

Matt Miller of GameInformer stated that by Revelations, Ezio Auditore has grown from a boy seeking revenge to a man seeking wisdom, as well as a "venerable mentor", which was made a central aspect of his character.

Ezio Auditore received an award from GameSpot for the "Best New Character" in 2009.

Ezio Auditore was nominated at the Spike Video Game Awards 2010 for "Best Character".

Ezio Auditore was voted as the third top character of the 2000s decade by Game Informers readers.

Ezio Auditore featured on UGO Networkss list of most memorable Italians in video games at 15th place.