When I was young, I had freedom but turned a blind eye, I had time but didn’t know it, I had love but didn’t realize it. It was decades later that I truly understood the meaning of these three. Now, in the twilight of my life, this realization has gradually turned into a blessing. Love, freedom and time, things that I once threw away, turned out to be the driving force that drives me forward. Especially love, my lover, for you, for our children, for our brothers and sisters, and for this world full of beauty and unknowns. Infinite love, my Sofia. Ezio Auditore. ”

——The suicide note of Ezio Auditore da Firenze

Ezio Auditore da Firenze (Ezio Auditore da Firenze) (1459-1524) was a Florentine aristocrat during the Renaissance. Secretly, he is the Mentor of the Assassin Order. He is also the common ancestor of Desmond Miles and Clay Kaczmarek (No. 16).

At the age of 17, his father and two brothers, Federico and Petruccio, were executed before his eyes. He had to flee with the rest of his family to Monteriggioni, the territory of his uncle Mario. Before this, he knew nothing about the Assassin Order. In Monteriggioni, Ezio began training hard to avenge Rodrigo Borgia, the supreme leader of the Templars.

In his glorious life, he not only liberated Florence, Venice and Rome, destroyed the power of the Borgia family, but also collected all of Altair's Codex (this was the first time since the days of Domenico Auditore that the Codex was available were collected). He also ensured the smooth operation of Columbus's plan to explore the "New World", prevented the rise of Hermetic followers led by Ercole Massimo, and indirectly promoted the prosperity of the Renaissance.

In his later years, Ezio regarded exploring the history of the Assassin organization as his ultimate goal, and trekked to the ancient Assassin stronghold of Masyaf, hoping to learn more about Altair's deeds. In Masyaf and Constantinopole, Ezio once again fought hard against the Templars for Altair's legacy.

Nearly ten years later, Ezio has settled down on an estate in Tuscany with his wife Sofia Sartor and their two children (Marcello and Flavia). Here, he also met Shao Jun, an assassin from China, and taught her how to build a successful organization. While accompanying his wife and daughter to Florence, Ezio died of a heart attack at the age of 65.