In Assassin’s Creed II, which Florentine nobleman becomes an Assassin after his family is executed?

Ezio Auditore da Firenze becomes an Assassin after his family is executed in Assassin’s Creed II.

The game begins in Florence in 1476, where Ezio is introduced as a young nobleman. His father, Giovanni Auditore, secretly works for the Assassin Brotherhood, but a conspiracy leads to Giovanni and Ezio’s brothers being hanged. Ezio escapes with his mother and sister and gradually learns the truth behind the betrayal.

Ezio’s transformation drives the main story. He trains under Giovanni’s contacts, pursues the people responsible, and becomes involved in the wider conflict between Assassins and Templars. His journey takes him beyond Florence to places including Venice and the Vatican.

Ezio is not the protagonist of the first Assassin’s Creed game; that role belongs to Altaïr Ibn-La’Ahad. Ezio later returns in Brotherhood and Revelations, making him the central figure of a trilogy and one of the series’ most recognizable characters.