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Is This The Protagonist of Assassin's Creed 2?

Leaked image from the Ubisoft message boards fits with a renaissance setting.


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Joystiq believes this is the new main character for Assassin's Creed 2. According to a tipster over there the image was up on the official Ubisoft boards briefly before being quickly pulled. Screw Attack has more details on the game which seem to confirm it is indeed within a renaissance setting, specifically 1476 Italy and you play as Ezio Auditore de Firenze, a nobleman from Florence, Italy. Rumors abound that you'll be able to pilot Da Vinci's flying machine and hang out with historical figures like Machiavelli (author of The Prince). I'm sure there'll be some, you know, fascinating assassinating as well.

The best news though is that there are apparently 16 mission types this time around. That's definitely an improvement on the three or four from the last game. I'll admit that as soon as I got to the third city and realized I was playing the same stuff over and over, I quickly abandoned the first game. Still, I can't not be excited about a sequel to the series, mostly because the world and climbing mechanics were so unique. If they can do something about the repetitive combat then I'll start to get really excited.

Now to take this news post on a tangent. Whoever can leave the best caption for our new friend Ezio by 5PM PST today in the comments to this post will get a free Giant Bomb Jeff t-shirt. If it's really good I'll find some goodies from the office to throw in as well. I'll announce the winner in this post and get your shipping info by private message. Let the contest commence!

Update


It was a tough vote with so many submissions, but the team narrowed it down to a couple standouts. Eventually though we couldn't resist an appropriate Mortal Kombat joke.

Runner-Ups


iamcool388  - Yo FITTY, where mah Jazz Hands?
FallopianTube - I stole this dress from Jade Raymond!
yoshimitz707 - Hello. My Name Is Ezio Auditore de Firenz. You Killed My Father. Prepare to Die.
pakx - As you can see, Michael Jackson's new look is, as ever, risky and colorful.
x52z - Assassin's Creed 2, starring Grammy winning musician Prince.
lind_dc - Your Mission: KILL THE MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER!

Winner


Matt Bodega - BARAKA WINS. FATALITY.
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When looking at that picture, the song "Shine On Me" by Chris Dane Owens comes to mind. Here is said song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExCnVZQGgGI

So there, that's my caption for the image. The song "Shine On Me" by Chris Dane Owens.

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That looks awesome and fits in with the games setting so I hope that is the suit you wear in the game

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Caption: One retractable wrist knife? Check

                + one more retractable wrist knife? Yep, this is Assasin's Creed 2
                

This picture reminds me of the Halo 2 box art. Put another weapon in his hand BAM you got a sequel. 
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2 blades? I can only imagine the bloodshed. :P


But I'm happy to hear they're improving the game and realizing their own mistakes with the first one. This game is going to be a must-get for me.
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It's a trilogy right? .. So 1 knife in AC1, 2 knives in AC2.. I wonder where they're gonna put the 3rd knife in the final game..

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I think he looks really fucking cool.

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I hope he's not as incredibly unlikeable as Altair was.  I couldn't stand AC1 simply because of how much of a prat the main character was.  Actually both of the main characters were prats.

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