Assassin's Creed Lineage - Complete Movie

When the Duke of Milan is brutally murdered, the Assassin Giovanni Auditore is dispatched to investigate. The answers he uncovers implicate Italy's most powerful families reaching all the way back to the Vatican itself. As Giovanni draws closer to the truth, he becomes hunted himself. He must expose the conspirators before he joins their ever growing list of victims. Lineage is the prequel to the Assassin's Creed II story, revealing the machinations of 15th century Italy through the actions of Ezio's father, Giovanni. Episode # 1: 1476, Florence. Giovanni Auditore, an assassin, attempts to thwart a conspiracy against one of Lorenzo de Medicis allies. The ensuing inquiry will take him to Milan where he tries to prevent the worst from happening.

[BERSRRK]

This just shows how much passion they had when the series was still young.

[codafett]

I really like how this shows just how close Giovanni came to ending the threat, and why Borgia had to eliminate him.

[carjac]

Their plot against Giovanni just ended up creating the most lethal assassin ever, Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

[zalenstar]

I still love that the actors reprised their roles for live action shorts like this, it’s beautiful

[LaidbackLost]

There is an extended version of this that adds another 3 hours of Giovanni just opening chests and collecting feathers

[XymondGeronimo]

28:26
When Ezio first wear the Assassins uniform the hidden blade was broken. Now I know how it broke..

[birdsnestisstupid]

5:39 i always thought while playing assassins creed how the assassin costume contrasts from literally everyone else. but now that I'm seeing it as if it was real, it actually blends in pretty well

[vincyuee]

After 12 years since AC2 release, still thinks this is the best trilogy and series continuation we ever get from Ubisoft. Simply amazing!

[jesss]

This was what the assassin creed movie should've been

[the_snoo_muffin]

Damn, in the beginning Giovanni was THIS close from killing Rodrigo and preventing AC2 from happening

[GuA]

I just love all the actors are the character models! Makes it feel so connected

[kingloucifur]

My three biggest takeaways from this short film, having watched it in full for the first time (I had seen a 3 minute trailer version before and had assumed for the longest time that was all there was), are:

Firstly, the love between Giovanni and his wife. The stolen glance from the dining room to Giovanni's office makes her loss all the more heartbreaking, making me actually believe in her waking-coma like state.

Second, that Giovanni was so dedicated to his cause, so skilled as an Assassin with this short film adding to the feeling thst Ezio really followed in his father's footsteps, and that he got so close to the truth only to be blindsided by trust.

And third, that the true tragedy of Giovanni as a character is that he would have given anything to keep his family from harm and protect his identity as an Assassin. Not only were two of his sons killed alongside him, but he would have grieved to learn that Ezio would follow his path. He would be proud of the man he became, no doubt, but sorry that he ever had to step up to the role. Though he seemed stern with Ezio in the first few chapters of Assassin's Creed II, I think he was always proud of Ezio, however he expressed himself, whatever he chose to do. He would never have wanted him to face the life he did. But if he hadn't, so much of history would be changed, not to mention the fact Ezio reclaimed the lost knowledge of Altaïr, a pet project of Giovanni's it seemed, and interacted with his future descendant, Desmond. As much as Altaïr should be credited for reforming the Assassins in his time, and he should as he still goes under appreciated by much of the fanbase, the Brotherhood and moreso the future of the world would never have been the same without Ezio. And we have Giovanni to thank for that, though he would wish otherwise.

[Euronius]

It's already 2020 and this is still a masterpiece even to today's standards. God, I wish they'd make this into an actual series.

[casonnpoint]

There is more heart and soul in this 35 minutes than in ALL of the 2016 film. Got to love and respect those behind this, who knew the material and how to bring it to life respectfully and creatively.

[rc]

Wish we'd get another Assassin's Creed movie set in Italy during the Renaissance. That period was by far the best in the game franchise between the Pazi conspiracy, the Medicis, Leonardo Da Vinci, and the Borgias, it was all very well done and beautifully made.

[CaioH.]

4:53 *"He will tell us what he knows."*
You can feel the sadism and evil in Uberto. Little did he know what Ezio would do to him in Assassin's Creed 2...

[tranngoc]

Giovanni: You need to think ahead. Don't wait for the opponent to move
Me: *play the entire Ezio trilogy with only counterkills*

[kayabeyoglu]

Every character’s actors looks identical
except Ezio’s.

[notEnzy]

Back when games actually were part of a passion project, and not money grabs.

Time flies. Requiescat in Pace, my old friend.

[callumgreig]

This is still a masterpiece today, wish we had a full fledged Giovanni game. These mini movies provide a bit of insight to his life but would still be great to see