Assassin (Fate/Crossover - Ezio Auditore)

**Assassin** (アサシン, *Asashin*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

*"I have lived my life as best I could, not knowing its purpose, but drawn forward like a moth to a distant moon; and here at last, I discover a strange truth. That I am only a conduit, for a message that eludes my understanding."* -

## Profile

### Identity

Assassin's true identity is **Ezio Auditore da Firenze**, a Florentine noble during the Italian Renaissance and, unbeknownst to most historians and philosophers, a Mentor of the Italian Assassins. He was an ancestor to both Desmond Miles and Clay Kaczmarek.

A member of the House of Auditore, Ezio remained unaware of his Assassin heritage and enjoyed the luxurious life of a playboy until the age of 17, when he witnessed the hanging of his father and two brothers, Federico and Petruccio under the false count of treason. Forced to flee his birthplace with his remaining family members—his mother and sister—Ezio took refuge with his uncle Mario in the Tuscan town of Monteriggioni, at the Villa Auditore.

After learning of his heritage from Mario, after some initial hesitation, Ezio began his Assassin training and set about on his quest for vengeance against the Italian Rite of the Templar Order, and their Grand Master, the Spaniard Rodrigo Borgia, who had ordered the execution of his kin.

During his travels, Ezio managed to not only unite the pages of the Codex, written by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Mentor of the Levantine Assassins, but also to save the cities of Florence, Venice, and Rome from Templar rule.

He ensured the future travels of Christopher Columbus to the New World and that they remained unencumbered, liberated Rome from Borgia rule, and prevented Ercole Massimo's Cult of Hermes from rising to power, helping spread the Renaissance and Assassin ideals of independence and free will throughout Italy.

In the years that followed, Ezio began a quest to rediscover the lost history of the Order. Travelling to the aged fortress of Masyaf to learn more of the Assassins before him, he discovered it overrun with Templars and made his way to the city of Constantinople to uncover the location of the Masyaf keys which, as he discovered, would unlock the fortress's fabled hidden library when brought together, thus bringing him into the Ottoman-Byzantine Templar conflict.

A decade later, Ezio had retired from his life as an Assassin and resided in a Tuscan villa with his wife, Sofia Sartor, and his two children; Flavia and Marcello. Sometime after helping teach the Chinese Assassin Shao Jun the ways of the Order so that she would be able to rebuild the Brotherhood back in her homeland, Ezio died of a heart attack at the age of 65, during a visit to Florence with his wife and daughter.

### Personality

Ezio was raised as a young, and wealthy Florentine nobleman, living during the 15th and 16th century. He was brought up without knowing of the Assassins' existence, or of his heritage. A seducer of women and a playful man. Ezio possessed acrobatic skills far beyond those of his peers, barring his brother.

Ezio came from an affluent background and had many friends, until the deaths of his father and brothers drove him out of Florence. Forced to protect his mother and sister, Ezio became an Assassin, exacting revenge on the conspirators who had betrayed his family and plotted to seize both Florence and Venice.

Initially, Ezio allowed his emotions to get the best of him, going so far as to disrespect the corpse of Vieri de' Pazzi just after his death. However, Ezio did manage to gain control of his anger and, by the time he had become a Master Assassin, could control it almost completely. That said, Ezio was still prone to losing control of his emotions at the right trigger; in 1506, he beat up Duccio de Luca in a fist-fight, after the latter had insulted Ezio's sister, Claudia, for her position as the Madame of the Rosa in Fiore.

However, by the time Ezio confronted Rodrigo Borgia, he had become more dedicated to his role as an Assassin, ceasing to use revenge as a motivation. He became more focused on instilling a sense of fraternity among his apprentices, and a love of the cultures they would defend from the Templars. He also spared the lives of any targets that he concluded had no need to die, such as Micheletto Corella.

Ezio was also passionately loyal to his family, and was pained for the rest of his life after the Auditore execution. While he was able to lay the bodies of his fallen family to rest, he continued collecting feathers during his time in Italy, as a remembrance of his youngest brother. The feather collection was part of what helped his mother recover from her depression at the loss of her sons and husband.

Ezio always put protecting his mother and sister above his safety and his allegiance to the Assassins, quick to defend his sister's honor from Duccio, and always ready to help his mother, even when she was helping her daughter lead the courtesans in Rome. Claudia thought Ezio a bit overbearing at times, as shown by her journal, but knew that he was trying to help regardless, and stood by her brother with the Assassins.

Ezio became more quiet and distant during his late 40s, reluctant to share information regarding his early life with associates such as Salaì, but also being more open with those he knew better and cared for. Near the end of his life, although he was still as loving and passionate when talking to his family, Ezio was far more gruff towards strangers such as Shao Jun. Although Ezio eventually warmed up to the Chinese Assassin, he explained that he wanted nothing more to do with the Assassin Order out of fear that the Templars would endanger his wife and children, presumably stemming from the deaths of his father and brothers.

It could even be said that Ezio had grown paranoid of strangers since, in comparison to previous seasons, he had not hired any help for his vineyard's grape harvest despite his worsening condition. In addition, Ezio was shown to have grown somewhat forgetful, possibly increasing his uneasiness with unknown people.

Ezio also seemed to be aware, or at least have a feeling, that his time was growing short, evidenced by his confession to Sofia, "I knew I would not have time to do everything, now I worry that I don't have time to do anything," as well as his preparation of a final letter in the event of his death.

## Abilities

Ezio was both a highly skilled Assassin and an adept Mentor, having learned and developed a vast array of skills, such as picking pockets, blending into crowds, armed and unarmed combat, alternative or multiple weapon attacks, stealth and public assassination techniques, free-running and long-range combat. He was also able to use a variety of weapons and gadgets, including two Hidden Blades, a sword, throwing knives, smoke bombs, short blade and many more. Ezio was a very skilled freerunner from a young age. He learned how to free-run under the tutelage of either his father or older brother, and was able to move quickly and efficiently in sprinting, climbing, and jumping. Also, he was an extremely enduring and strong athlete, being able to perform all these actions without being encumbered by his large variety of weapons and armor at all. Although Ezio wasn't raised as an Assassin from the beginning like Altaïr, throughout his life he has stored a vast amount of knowledge about combat, was trained several years to be an Assassin, and despite his advancing years, Ezio's skill and speed as a freerunner increased significantly, being aware of all of his surroundings as well as planning his next move very quickly and carefully, as observed by younger Assassins such as Francesco Vecellio. Ezio's actions, combined with the fact that he was also a renowned tactician and highly-effective military leader due to his charisma, also left a profound effect on the entire Brotherhood, as the entirety of Europe and the Mediterranean came under Assassin control and ushered in a Golden Age and could fully enjoy the benefits of the Renaissance thanks to his efforts, with his name being hailed as legendary as far as the Ottoman Empire even amongst ordinary civilians, and his descendants would continue to lead the Assassin order as a whole for almost 500 years after his death. He could easily interact with First Civilization architecture without having any knowledge of them firsthand. Ezio, due to his immense experience with various Pieces of Eden, ultimately decided to become a writer, his passion already being fueled by the fact that he had been an avid reader since he was a child, collecting several famous books scattered across Constantinople and whatnot, and he eventually wrote his own Codex which would later end up in the hands of Abstergo Industries. As a result of his journey, Ezio eventually also managed to attain all of Altaïr's skills, secrets and experiences thanks to Altaïr's codex and his memory seals.

Will put himself in harms' way to protect innocents and loved ones. Incredibly protective of his family and loved ones, and his sense of honor and justice can often get the best of him. As of Brotherhood, medicine only numbs his pain, forcing his body to regenerate on its own over time. Maximizing the Apple's range rapidly drains his life-force (Mostly due to being inexperienced with using its powers at that time, though the Apple counters this by healing him back just as quickly. Eagle Sense takes some time to thoroughly identify a person and their characteristics should Ezio choose to be more specific with his search or see his target hiding amongst a crowd wearing simimlar clothing. The tank requires at least 4 people to properly operate. Both the Flying Machine and the Flying Bomber require heat sources and convection of air to stay afloat (The Flying Bomber's cannon negates this). The Naval Cannon required Ezio to continuously switch from boat mode to cannon mode, leaving him vulnerable to oncoming fire during this switching period. The poison blade's composition was so fragile that it broke upon use, forcing Ezio to refill once depleted. Developed an infection in the lung by 1519 due to his time in the vineyard which, combined with him completely retiring from Assassin life and training, led to his health rapidly declining, causing Ezio to become more paranoid around strangers.

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Presence Concealment (A+ Rank): The capacity to hide one's presence as a Servant. It is a common skill to the Assassin class. It is possible to disappear completely and become almost impossible to be detected. However, efficiency will decrease once preparations to attack are taken.

#### Personal Skills

* Charisma (C Rank): The natural talent to command an army. Increases the ability of allies during group battles. A rare talent. The Servant is persuasive in conversation. They can command troops as if they were born to it, and can inspire those who do not know them personally. Ezio reformed the Brotherhood of Assassins in all Europe, commanding the members in preventing their enemies from achieving their goals. He was a leader remembered for centuries even after his death.

* Expert of Many Specializations (A Rank): Grants access to and use of many expert skills. These skills are limited to, 'skills that can be learned' and can not grant a 'burden to the body' (such as Divinity). Grants a total of 32 different skills that can be used with a maximum proficiency of C-rank.

* Eye of the Mind (False) (B Rank): An innate talent to sense and avoid danger based on intuition, than can also be called the sixth sense or prescience, gained through many ordeals and adventures. As a natural talent to avoid danger, it greatly differs from Eye of the Mind (True), which is danger avoidance that originates from “predictions augmented by experience”. At this level the Servant is able to sense dangerous moves in combat and as such will not be deceived by feints. The Servant is able to sense most lethal moves before they land, and surprise attacks have a reduced chance of success. When used repeatedly on the same opponent this skill has a chance of seeing through an enemy's weapon or style.

* Information Erasure (C Rank): The removal of information regarding the Servant's true name, abilities, and appearance from the records and memories of all witnesses, including the opponent, following the conclusion of an engagement. Using physical senses alone, even trained combatants on the level of Servants will be unable to retain the relevant information. However, by consulting digital recordings, it is possible to retain the information.

* Revelation (B+ Rank): A Skill equivalent to Instinct, a sixth sense regarding battles; however, "Revelation" accommodates all matters related to the achievement of a goal (for instance, choosing the most suitable path while traveling). Because there is no basis to it, it cannot be explained to others clearly. In Assassin, this skill manifest as the Eagle Sense, a sixth sense that allows him to recognize enemies, allies, movements, places related to his current objective, the heartbeat of his opponent and even what action an individual is going to take. It isn't limited to fight, as he can 'sense' what action he must take next regardless of time and place.

* Projectile (Daggers) (B Rank): The expertise for throwing projectile weapons; in this case, daggers. Thrown projectile weapons are now comparable to bullets.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Apple of Eden; "From Those Who Came Before"**

A piece of civilization left by the Precursors, the living beings who preceded the humans before world-destroying events such as the Flood, having lived even before the concept of history even applied. It has the form of a sphere with strange markings covering the surface.

This Noble Phantasm is an artifact capable of casting Divine Spirit magic through the use of advanced technology and knowledge that can't be assimilated by humanity. It absorbs the prana of the one holding it to activate. When it does, golden light flows through the markings on the sphere, and extremely powerful Divine Spirit magic can be cast.

There were several, similar artifacts spread in all the world, but this Noble Phantasm is one specialized in mental interference. It grants the user the ability to resist and dispel all mental interferences. Assassin was capable of creating illusions oh himself that couldn't deal physical damage, but they were so genuine and real that someone hit by them would still believe that they were struck.

He was also capable of controlling the mind of other and issuing them absolute orders which couldn't be defied. Additionally, it can be used in short bursts to halt the actions of those near Assassin.

It can cast a spell spreading golden and white perimeters coming in succession of each other.

The first one affects the mind of living beings, causing dizziness, confusion and inability of thinking properly.

The second one draws out the darkest emotion from the soul, affecting the mental state of others and compelling them to fight each other without questioning the reason.

The third and final one is the most powerful, causing instant death to anyone as the soul and mind of the targets are immediately crushed as they witness the true contents of the Apple and are poisoned with knowledge that the living beings can't understand at a fundamental level.

It's an extremely powerful Noble Phantasm able to influence anyone regardless of Magic Resistance as there are very few defenses against something on the level of Divine Spirit Thaumaturgy. As long as someone is human, one can't resist the Apple's power.

However, Assassin's enemies aren't the only one affected. While the owner is resistant to the Apple's effects, he is still under them. Prana is constantly drained from him the longer the Apple is used, weakening Assassin in the process, and Assassin is forced to witness the knowledge inside the Apple.

As he is a descendant of those before the Flood and an individual who awakened their particular instinct, he can endure well the knowledge and can't die because of it, but he will eventually faint if exposed for too long under the power of the artifact.

#### **Full Synchronization; "Fatal Blow from the Shadows"**

Ezio throws his smoke bomb under his feet, and if the opponent is struck with the stiletto slash, Ezio will quickly slash them twice more with his hidden blade and sword, shoot from the crossbow, and then from the hidden gun.

## References

https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/Ezio\_Auditore\_da\_Firenze

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Ezio\_Auditore\_da\_Firenze

https://soulcalibur.fandom.com/wiki/Ezio\_Auditore\_da\_Firenze

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-mk-5-five-servants-per-second-fate-stay-night-crossovers.285798/page-33?post=16936129#post-16936129