Which Renaissance artist assists Ezio in Assassin’s Creed II?

Leonardo da Vinci assists Ezio in Assassin’s Creed II.

In the game, Leonardo is portrayed as Ezio’s close ally, inventor, and interpreter of unusual artifacts. He helps Ezio decode pages from Altaïr’s Codex and creates or improves equipment that supports Ezio’s missions, including the hidden blade and a flying machine.

The historical Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 and became one of the best-known artists, engineers, and thinkers of the Renaissance. Assassin’s Creed II blends his real reputation for invention with fictional adventure elements.

Leonardo’s workshop is associated especially with Florence and Venice in the game. Michelangelo, Raphael, and Botticelli were also important Renaissance figures, but they are not the artist who serves as Ezio’s principal technical helper in Assassin’s Creed II.