Cento Occhi

"The Cento Occhi. Cesare's bootlickers."

- La Volpe.

The Cento Occhi (English: Hundred Eyes) were an organization of young thieves of the Roman underground, employed by Cesare Borgia. The Cento Occhi were jointly led by Lanz, along with several other thieves.

Serving the Borgia
The Cento Occhi commonly preyed upon the civilians in the poorer districts of Rome, however, at one point, they raided a Borgia carriage. Lanz, who had led the attack, was approached by Fiora Cavazza, who had come on behalf of Cesare Borgia to enlist the thief gang.

Though Lanz ignored her at first, Fiora threw a familiar dagger at his feet, causing him to realize that she knew he had been responsible for the assault on the carriage. Fearing the Borgia, Lanz offered to return the money, but he and his gang were instead enlisted into their service.

Similarly to how they used the Followers of Romulus, the Borgia used the Cento Occhi to cause terror in the citizens of Rome to keep them under control. The gang also delivered several payments and important documents for the Borgia.

On one occasion, they kidnapped the Madame of the Rosa in Fiore, Madonna Solari. Upon talking to the courtesans, the Assassin Ezio Auditore decided to aid them and rescue their leader.

After securing the ransom and rendezvousing with the "slave traders," Ezio offered them the payment. However, as they recognizing Ezio to be an Assassin, the thieves killed Madonna Solari, and attacked him instead.

Rivalry
The Cento Occhi closely rivaled the thieves of La Volpe's own guild. Between 1500 and 1503, La Volpe's guild also received help from Ezio, who aided them in several encounters against the Cento Occhi.

Aside from fighting alongside La Volpe's thieves in brawls with the Cento Occhi, Ezio also worked to sabotage their relationship with the Borgia. He stole important Borgia documents from them, and even framed one Cento Occhi thief, Vincenzo, for killing one of the local guards.

Fall of the Leaders
Finally, in 1503, Ezio pursued the leaders of the thieves guild. He killed Lanz on the rooftops of the Centro district, and systematically wiped out several of the other leaders as they trained on horseback at the Circo Massimo.

Trivia

 * The Cento Occhi fight and are armed similar to Agiles.
 * Throughout the course of the game, the Cento Occhi attack randomly at night, and more frequently ambush Ezio in areas still under the influence of the Borgia, and near Borgia towers.
 * Although being allied with the Borgia, when attacked by bandits, any nearby guards will help Ezio kill the Cento Occhi.
 * In some thief missions involving the Cento Occhi, some of them will wield swords instead of daggers.
 * After any bandit attack or completion of any mission involving the Cento Occhi, the dead bodies can be looted for various trading items and supplies.
 * Assassin apprentices require only one shot with the pistol to kill a Cento Occhi bandit; whereas a regular guard requires three shots to be killed.