His quest to track down those responsible for killing his family eventually sets him up against the villainous Templar Order, led by the House of Borgia. Born into Italian nobility from Florence in 1459, he follows his family heritage as an assassin after most of his immediate kin are killed during the Pazzi conspiracy. Ezio has also appeared in games outside of the Assassin's Creed series, such as Soulcalibur V, as a guest character.Įzio is an ancestor (on the paternal side) of Desmond Miles, the protagonist of the modern-day portions of the first five main games in the series. All games (excluding II: Discovery) and films he appears in were re-released as an enhanced bundle, The Ezio Collection, in 2016.
His life and career as an assassin are chronicled in Assassin's Creed II, II: Discovery, Brotherhood, and Revelations, as well as the animated short film Embers. Republic of Florence (present day Tuscany, Italy)Įzio Auditore da Firenze ( Italian pronunciation: ) 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 in his outfit from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood