Which character is the main protagonist of Assassin's Creed II?

Ezio Auditore is the main protagonist of Assassin's Creed II.

Ezio is a Florentine nobleman whose life changes after members of his family are executed. He becomes an Assassin and pursues the people responsible, eventually confronting a wider Templar conspiracy across Renaissance Italy.

The game was released in 2009 and moves the series from the Third Crusade to the late fifteenth century. Major locations include Florence, Venice, Monteriggioni, and Forlì. Historical figures such as Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolò Machiavelli appear in the story.

Ezio's narrative continues in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Altaïr belongs to the first game, while Connor Kenway is the central Assassin's Creed III protagonist and Arno Dorian leads Unity.