An Assassin's Creed game is only as good as the Assassin we play as, and no other Assassin has reached the heights of popularity that Ezio Auditore has. Introduced to us in Assassin's Creed II, Ezio definitely left an impression. He was hot-headed and always quick with a wry comment at the right moment. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, from the first game, was a great character, but his brooding demeanor was nothing we had not seen before. Ezio's growth from a young boy to a grizzled man꧋ was something all gamers could get behind with relish.
Despite being the most beloved Assassin of all time (boy, that sure sounds weird to say), Ezio has his flaws. I'm not talking about his temper, which is actually one of his more relatable personality traits. I'm talking about some serious flaws with how he functions as an Assassin. There are some things about him that just don't make any sense. Granted, we are talking about a secret order of noble people who can survive the most illogical of parkour moves, but that doesn🐽't mean we should lower our standards of rationality.
I like Ezio Auditore. He's my favorite Assassin as much as anyone's. But I can't ignore that hꦚe has ma🌱de decisions that are nonsensical or performed actions that are, quite frankly, impossible. Some of these issues arise from the story and others come from the game-play. Either way, our best Assassin has some pretty strange imperfections. Read on if you want to learn why Ezio Auditore da Firenze occasionally makes no sense.
25 🔯 Literally The Best Assa🌳ssin?
Ezio Auditore starts off as one of the freshest Assassins in the expansive grou𓃲p of Assassins around the world. That does not ✃stop them from seeking his assistance all the time.
He has had to help out the Assassins in Italy, Rome, and Turkey.
Could non🍬e of these Assassins do what they needed to do by themselves? Surely their training should have been equal to the one Ezio received. Why is it that he's the one who has to solve all of their problems?
24 ❀ Genetically Related To A Bird
One of the game-play mechanics in the Assassin's Creed games is Eagle Vision. This ability allows Assassins to distinguish friend from foe. The world turns a ꦰgrayish color, while enemies are highlighted in bright red or gold. This makes it super easy to find and eliminate targets.
But come on. How is Eagle Vision something you're born with? It is said that Eagle Vision is a trait that Assassins have within them. What kind of wonky genetics is ꦆthis?
23 Is Hay That Soft? 🃏
An Assassin diving from a high tower safely onto a hay cart is an iconic moment for a ton of Assassin's Creed games. Assassin's Creed II is🔯 no exception. Ezio l🐼eaps onto hay as much as the next Assassin. But honestly, this shouldn't be possible.
Collected hay is not nearly as soft as these games are portraying it to be.
Ezio should have broken all of the limbs in his body given how many timesꩲ he's just thrust himself off of buildings onto these "cushioned♐" hay carts.
22 The Ending For Our Favori🅺te Assassin
A heart attack is not the way we thought our most kick-behind Assassin would bite the dust, but there you have it. In Assassin's Creed: Embers, Ezio💞 is sitting on a bench at the ripe old age of 65 when he suddenly clutches his chest. His wife ๊and daughter turn to look at him, and he's already slumped over on his seat.
Excuse me, but what?! This is the end for the most awesome Assassin who ever l🃏ived?! No blaze of glory for Ezio Auditore. He couldn't even perish from an unfortunate hay cart accident.
21 ౠ Oddly Timed Mercy
Ezio went on a rampage in his attempt to avenge the unjust hanging of his father and his two brothers. However, when Ezio reached Rodrigo Borgia, the cause of all of Ezio's misery, and had him at his mercy, he chose to spare his life.
As Ezio lowered his blade, he solemnly stated that ending Borgia would not bring his family back. Umm, hate to break it to y🍒ou, Ezio, but you have slaughtered dozens of people to get to where you are now. Why stop with the man most r💃esponsible?
20 Concealed Great Sword ﷽
As you play through Ezio's story, his skill set as an Assassin is not the only thing that grows over time. His arsenal of weapons also expands. I have no problem with an Assassin having access to a varied selection of weapons, but some of the larger ones 🌠leave me scratching my head in puzzlement.
An Assassin's biggest tool is anonymity. Having a giant halberd sticking out from your back kind of defeats the purpose of secretly disposing of someone, doesn't it?
19 ⛦ City Development Skills
Ezio's un🅰cle, Mario, is the man who saves what is left of Ezio's family. He offers shelter to Ezio's mother and little sister at his villa in the town of Monteriggioni. In exchange for helping out his kin𒁃, Mario asks for Ezio's help in rebuilding Monteriggioni.
As Ezio matures and reaches his goal of eliminating everyone who had a hand in his father and brothers' passing, Ezio also expands Monteriggioni into prosperity. Where exactly did Ezio pick up these city-planning skills though?
18 🌠 Quick To Judge And Quick Toও Laugh
The first time we truly play as Ezio (not including that initial baby scene) is when he's gotten himself into a fight. He mocks 𒊎his opponent a🦄nd then proceeds to punch his way out of the situation.
This approach to problems more or less remains with Ezio for the rest of his life, though to be fair, he does learn cool Assassin skills to help him along. If he's such a hothead, how is it that he is able to make friends with even the rudest of people?
17 His Fathܫer's Secret
This is more of an issue with Ezio's father than an issue with Ezio himself. We lea🉐rn after Giovanni Auditore's execut𓆏ion that he was a secret Assassin. The secret order that Ezio eventually joins once included Giovanni as one of its members.
If that was the case though, why was it that Giovanni was so easily trapped by his enemies? Couꦅldn't he have figured out a way to help himself and his sons escape their doom? Or better yet, couldn't he have figured out that he was going to be betrayed ahead of time?
16 ✤ How Easy Is It To Sneak Into The Vatican? 𒈔
Despite withstanding several sieges over the course of history and having some of the highest security in the known world, it only takes a few quick hops and a few short stabs for Ezio Auditore to sneak into the Vatican. Twice.
Understandably so, infiltrating the Vatican is one of the later missions, but that still did not lessen my shock at how simple i𒆙t was to fr💎ee-run my way through the place. Are Swiss Guards really that easy to dodge and take out?
