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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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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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He looks pretty badass. Pretty similar to Altaïr though.

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Yea he does really look awesome, but thats not enough, i sure hope they make him think like Altaîr, making him want to find out what the hell is going on

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At least with all that silk he won't have to worry about chafing when jumping from building to building.

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You know what's better than one retractable blade attached to your hand?  Two fucking retractable blades attached to your hand.

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We heard you kill people for a living so we put a hidden blade in your hidden blade so you can stab while you stab.

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Dude, TWO BLADES! Enzio is equipped for double penetration. Or did I mean double assassination?

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It'll be tough to blend in wearing that outfit.

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Looks like Chris Angel has a new job.

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Aww great...some jackass is gunna win awesome stuff just because i can't think of anything.

That might aswell be my caption, because damn.

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there moving more and more towards vega from street fighter

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lets see the lepers fuck with me now

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so they're slowing evovling him into Wolverine?

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Caption: Ezio Auditore de Firenz, relaxing at home

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Also

This looks like the costume for Assassin's Creed : On Ice!

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"Hello, and welcome to Ezio's Barber Shop. I am Enzio and I will make you look fabulous"

He's looking pretty cool.

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Twilight said:
"He looks pretty badass. Pretty similar to Altaïr though."

I think that's the point, in looking similar to Altair and Desmond. But yeah, I agree, that's pretty badass. I think even moreso than the original Altair. Also, the sketch of Leonardo's flying contraption leads me to believe that we might have the ability to use these. Then again, I could be completely wrong! =P...oh, haha! I just read the topic, sbritton said that! =/

Oh, and for the caption:


What say we settle this on the runway...Han-Solo?
What say we settle this on the runway...Han-Solo?








































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yip.

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He looks awesome. 

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Inconspicuous!
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That costume / outfit looks pretty nice actually. Not sure I like the hood though, I'd rather a big flamboyant hat with feathers on it.

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Cumbersome leather boots: 183 florins, 15 layers of white shirts: 96 florins, Jabbing a guy in the neck with steel blades hidden in your sleeves: priceless.

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... Too far?

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After looking at how he is walking.

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Seriously, he looks like someone out of Castlevania. But that could just be me. See, if the wrist blades are made out of silver...

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"Straight out of Florence, a crazy motherfucker named Dante... wait I mean Ezio. Whatever. YEAYEA!!"

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Game Informer has confirmed this as the new costume.

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he looks FABULOUS

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Well.. I guess now we know where Michael got the whole One Glove thing.

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