Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Assassin's Creed character
Ezio in his signature outfit, the Roman Robes, from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
First appearance	Assassin's Creed II
Created by	Ubisoft
Voiced by	Roger Craig Smith (all appearances except Assassin's Creed II: Discovery) Kid Beyond (Assassin's Creed II: Discovery)
Portrayed by	Devon Bostick

Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Italian pronunciation: [ˈettsjo audiˈtoːre da fiˈrentse]) is a fictional character in the video game series Assassin's Creed. His career as an Assassin during the Italian Renaissance serves as central plot of Assassin's Creed II, II: Discovery, Brotherhood, and Revelations, as well as the animated short film Embers. Ezio also makes an appearance as a playable character in the fighting game Soulcalibur V.

Ezio is an ancestor of Desmond Miles, the protagonist of most of the series' backstory, who experiences Ezio's life through a device unlocking hidden memories inside his DNA. First appearing in Assassin's Creed II, a young Ezio witnesses the execution of his father and brothers at the hands of Templar conspirators. After killing the man responsible for their deaths, Ezio begins a journey to avenge his family and free Italy from Templar control. While rebuilding the Assassin Order, Ezio breaks the Templar dominance in Italy, Spain, and the Ottoman Empire. In his later years, Ezio begins his search for Altaïr's library in Masyaf and helps restore the Ottoman Assassin Order. After discovering Altaïr's piece of Eden, he decides to retire from the Assassin Order to live a more peaceful life. The character as such, his depiction, personality and development, as well as the chronicling of his entire life, have received critical acclaim.

As it is shown in the beginning of Assassin's Creed II, Ezio was born into the nobility on June 24, 1459, in the Italian city of Florence. Ezio led an affluent, care-free lifestyle until a tragic turn of events changed his life forever. Betrayed by Uberto Alberti, who was a friend of his father, and other corrupt nobles, Ezio's family were the victims of an evil plot that ultimately took the lives of his father, Giovanni, and two brothers, Federico and Petruccio. Of the Auditore men, only Ezio was able to escape because their capture occurred whilst Ezio was running errands for his father. Through Ezio's help however, both his mother and younger sister managed to survive, finding a way to escape the city with him. According to the Florentine Guard's record books, Ezio appeared as a womanizer, with guards rarely able to capture him.