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For the NPCs in Assassin's Creed II, see Doctors. "Ravaging the poor districts of Rome, Malfatto preys on those unfortunate enough to be caught unaware."

- Ubisoft Description



The Doctor (real name: Malfatto) is a multiplayer character in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, who uses a syringe as his primary weapon.

His outfit highly resembles the ones worn by doctors during the plague, and appears black in the dark. His face is concealed by a mask, therefore making his true identity unknown. His outfit is different from what the doctors wear in Assassin's Creed II, most noticeably due to the slightly shorter beak of his mask.

He makes an appearance in the single player mode of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood in a main storyline mission, as opposed to several other multiplayer characters, who appear in Templar Agent side missions.

He is also featured in Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy, where it is revealed that he is in the employ of Cesare Borgia, and is known as a serial killer that targets courtesans. Despite being on his side at the time, Fiora Cavazza feared him and called him a "monster." After their first meeting wherein Fiora delivered a sealed document from Cesare, Malfatto entered Fiora's home while she was sleeping and injected her with his syringe, either drugging her or attempting to poison her. However, she was able to defend herself, cutting him badly with her own weapon.

At one point in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Ezio Auditore comes across a courtesan crying over a fellow courtesan's dead body. She told him Malfatto had murdered her. Ezio reassured the courtesan that he would find Malfatto, and after a short time he located the doctor prowling in the district. Ezio signaled his Assassin Recruits to kill Malfatto, and they succeeded shortly after.thumb|300px|right|Serial Offender

Database Entry
Date of Birth: Unknown.

Profession: Doctor

Abstergo's database says: "Ravaging the poor districts of Rome, Malfatto preys on those unfortunate enough to be caught unaware."

The only data I could find outside of that was a report of a masked doctor in 1502 seen lurking outside the Rosa in Fiore. This guy seems like really bad news, and I've read a lot of bad news lately.

Unique Moves
Lethal Injection (Low Profile)
 * The Doctor attacks his target from behind and swiftly thrusts his syringe into the target's shoulder, injecting poison into their system. Before the victim can realize what has happened, they collapse to the ground and die silently. The Doctor can also perform a similar move from the front of the victim, where he thrusts the syringe into the victim's neck.

The Eye Stab (High Profile)
 * The Doctor charges at his target, injecting the syringe through their eye and into the brain, causing instant death.

Mass Poisoning (Low Profile)
 * The Doctor pushes his syringe up through the victim's back, peircing the heart and ribcage. The tip is visible out of the target's sternum as their heart fails and the Doctor pushes them gently to the floor. (This is very similar to a way Ezio assassinates guards in the singleplayer story mode)

Customization
Colors: Gear:
 * Basic: Green doctor's robe (black cloth with gear equipped)
 * Extra 1: Reddish purple doctor's robe (red cloth with gear equipped)
 * Extra 2: Orange doctor's robe (yellow cloth with gear equipped)
 * Extra 3: Black doctor's robe (white cloth with gear equipped)
 * Advanced: Altered mask, added cloth at sides of mask
 * Superior: Added black spaulders on both shoulders with red straps, added cloth as extension to belt pouches.
 * Elite: Added cloth tabard with doctor's symbol at chest area, red straps under tabard, forearm area of robes have a black and colored pattern.

Trivia

 * Malfatto is most likely based off from Jack the Ripper, a well known serial killer that preyed on prostitutes in impoverished areas of London around the year 1888. The removal of internal organs from his victims led many to believe that Jack was a doctor, or at least possessed surgical knowledge.
 * Malfatto is an Italian surname that may derive from the Italian word malfattore or "someone who does evil deeds."
 * If one skips the final courtesan checkpoint in the mission to kill him, Ezio can walk straight up to him, kill him with the hidden blade and still receive 100% synchronization.

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