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ジョヴァンニ・ボルジア Giovanni Borgia (1498年 – 1548年) はアサシン教団の一員でエデンの果実に特に受容的だったと兄弟から知られている
彼はルクレツィア・ボルジアの非嫡出子であり、父親はペロット・カルデロンかチェーザレ・ボルジアである。
生涯[]
若年期[]
- "Lucrezia is pregnant! This is a complication we did not need!"
- ―Perotto discovering Giovanni's conception.[src]
ジョヴァンニ・ボルジアは教皇アレクサンデル6世の娘ルクレツィア・ボルジアの隠し子としてローマに生まれた
いかし、彼の父親がボルジアの下へ潜入していたアサシンペロット・カルデロンか母親の兄弟チェーザレ・ボルジアかは不明である。[1]
彼が生まれた時、奇形であることがわかり数日以内に死亡すると予想されていた。
子供の命を救うため脱獄した(ルクレツィアとの浮気を見つかり投獄されていた)ペロットに連れられ、アニャデッロへ向かった。そこで息子を救うために必要な聖骸布というエデンの果実をアサシン達に守られていることを知っていたからだった。[1]
ボルジア兵士と抗議するアサシンを殺し、到着すると彼の息子を癒やすよう、ペロットは聖骸布に祈った。
子供の命は助かるが、精神に異常をきたす。[1]
Cesare training Giovanni.
ペロットは3つの掟を破ったため兄弟たちに処刑され、ジョバンニはチェーザレ・ボルジアの手に渡り彼が父であると知った。 [2]
ジョヴァンニはチェーザレとその腹心ミケロット・コレーリアによって残酷なほどにかせられた訓練から彼らを恐れ嫌悪した。チェーザレはしばしば居なかったので、彼は『叔母』ルクレツィアと楽しい時を過ごし心を通わせた。しかし、彼女は過酷な環境で育つ息子を見て悲しく思った。[2]
エデンのリンゴ[]
- "Nonno is going to let me play with the Apple today! He says it is not a toy, but I think it is a toy. It glows. It makes noises. Sometimes it talks to me like Consus does."
- ―Giovanni, regarding the Apple.[src]
ときにジョヴァンニの祖父はエデンのリンゴで『遊ぶ』事を許可し、ジョヴァンニにはリンゴの力で彼の思考を現実に投影する能力があるということを発見したとき祖父はメモをとった。ジョヴァンニは単純に思い描くだけでなにもない所にワシのイメージを出現させた。[2]
5歳のとき、この能力を自分の身を守るために使った。ミケロットが「レッスン」のために彼を連れ出し、世界の残酷さを教えるために老人を殺すところを見せつけた。その時彼はミケロットを怖がらせるためリンゴを使いチェーザレの幻を見せた。しかい、チェーザレにこれがばれジョヴァンニを罰した。[2]
Giovanni using the Apple's power.
ジョヴァンニは偶然またリンゴの力を利用した。それはフィオラ・カヴァッツアがアサシンのためリンゴを盗み出そうと忍び込んた時だった。彼女がつまづいたときジョヴァンニは彼女が遊びに来たと思いリンゴをひったくり捕まえるようにいい逃げた。[3]
番兵を呼ばれるの恐れたフィオラは止まるように言い、リンゴを取り上げようとした。しかし、リンゴの力で縛り付けられ騒ぎで目を覚ましたチェーザレに捕まってしまった。ジョヴァンニは恐る恐るチェーザレに彼女に何をするか聞いた。チェーザレは部屋に送り返し彼女を傷つけると言った。[3]
アサシンになる[]
- "父さん嫌いだ お爺ちゃんはリンゴのことばかりで、叔母ちゃんはいつも悲しんでいる 私は彼らから逃げ出したい！ どこか別の場所に住みたい"
- ―ジョヴァンニ家出を考える[src]
Francesco Vecellio with Giovanni.
1503年 ジョヴァンニは恐怖を背負い込んだ人生を捨てる計画をたてた。その後、差出人不明の伝書鳩からの手紙に勇気づけられた。誰にも見られずに彼は噴水のそばへ行き、指示されたように群衆から誰かを見つけ出すために「別の目」を使った。[2]
ジョヴァンニは屋根の上を走る誰かを追った。路地裏で2人の盗賊にさらわれそうになるまで。その時。誰かは飛び降りて2人の男にアサシンブレードを突き刺しジョヴァンニを救出した。誰かはフランチェスコ・ヴェチェッリオと名乗り、ペロットのかつての弟子だと判明した。[2]
ジョヴァンニはフランチェスコの「兄弟たちと一緒に暮らす」という提案を喜んで受け入れ、アサシン教団で鍛えられる事になった。[2]
メキシコへの旅[]
- "I have studied these relics from our past, these Pieces of Eden, and I have even wielded them on rare occasion. I have spent my life theorizing and mapping, but never before have I had the opportunity to hunt one."
- ―Giovanni, as he travels to the New World.[src]
Giovanni on Cortés' ship.
1519年 ジョヴァンニは記録係と占星術師のふりをしてエルナン・コルテスの船に乗り新世界に旅立った。本当の目的はアステカの都市テノチティトランからエデンの果実を手に入れる事だった。[4]
いくつかの神像や遺物を調査したてジョヴァンニはエデンの果実の気配を感じた。それはリンゴと同じ「騒音」を出していた。彼がアステカの司祭が儀式に使う水晶の髑髏がエデンの果実であるとわかった。 [4]
スペイン人が残忍な生贄を目撃することで起こった騒動の間に、ジョヴァンニは聖職者を殺して水晶の髑髏を盗んだ。[4]
髑髏の目的[]
- "Maria protests how much time I spend with the skull. At least an hour each day. Gazing into it, listening. The hum has grown louder over the years. It feels as if something is coming."
- ―ジョヴァンニ髑髏の研究に関して[src]
Bombastus and Giovanni examining the Crystal Skull.
1520年 ジョヴァンニはヨーロッパに戻った。教団の一員ボンバストゥスに水晶の髑髏の目的を見つけだすために持っていった。ジョヴァンニを「これに向かって話す人」と称してボンバストゥスは、彼らがその秘密を発見すると確信していました。[4]
ずっと調べているにもかかわらず、彼らは使用方法を見つけ出すことができなかった。その後教団のメンバーは彼の能力を疑い、凝った宝物にすぎない水晶の髑髏を忘れてしまった。[4]
1542年 20年越しの研究の末、ジョヴァンニはその答えを見つけた。水晶の髑髏がかすかに光り輝くのを発見した。彼がそれを振ると外国語を喋る中国の服を着た人間が映った。彼が何を言っているのかはわからなかったが、男の意図は理解できそれを仲間に伝えるため急いだ。[4]
本の完成[]
- "The book is incomplete. For the answers you seek... you will need the other half."
- ―Bombastus to Giovanni.[src]
Giovanni and Maria researching together.
1527年 In 1527, some time after accidentally reading the mysterious tome that Bombastus owned, and using it to help craft the Philosopher's Stone, Giovanni confronted Bombastus to ask him further questions. However, the Professor only proclaimed that he could help him no longer, and that the Book held no more answers as it was incomplete.[5]
Thus, Giovanni began to research a means of finding the other half of the Book, with the help of one of Bombastus' apprentices, Maria Amiel. The two found that the tome was entitled "Divine Science," and had been written by a French alchemist named Nicolas Flamel. They thus traveled together to Paris, France.[5]
They tracked a grimoire down to the nephew of Perenelle Flamel, but found that the manuscript was only a translation. However, the grimoire contained Pythagorean symbols, and notes of Hermetic practices, thus reminding Giovanni of an ancient Pythagorean temple[5] found by fellow Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze in 1506.[6]
Return to Basel[]
- "Giovanni's mood continues to darken. When we enter Troyes, he calls it "the Vipers' Nest." It is only a whisper. I do not dare question him."
- ―Maria observing Giovanni as they visit Troyes.[src]
On their way back to Basel, Giovanni insisted that they pass by Troyes, though he did not tell Maria why. As Maria lingered by a clothier near Troyes' cathedral, Giovanni vanished from her side, and soon after, she was approached by a man in a tunic marked with a red cross.[5]
Giovanni fighting off the Templars of Troyes.
As he began to ask her peculiar questions, Giovanni appeared behind him and ended his life with his Hidden Blade. Though he at first accused Maria of "conspiring with the Viper," upon seeing her tears, he realized his mistake, and the two returned their attention to their travels.[5]
Since Giovanni had discovered a report containing their descriptions, he and Maria fled Troyes. In a nearby wood, they were attacked by "Minions of the Cross," though Giovanni was able to drive them off; and afterwards, the two were able to avoid further trouble.[5]
Upon arriving in Basel, they found that Bombastus had gone mad, and had begun burning books and accusing doctors of unholy practices. Giovanni was forced to restrain him, and later, he and Maria retrieved the first half of the Book from Bombastus' laboratory.[5]
Pythagorean Temple[]
- "We must go to this place, Maria. I know there is something there. I know it! Trust me!"
- ―Giovanni, after finding a map to the temple.[src]
The temple of Pythagoras.
Some time after, Giovanni discovered a map to the Pythagorean temple, and asked that Maria accompany him. Though he admitted that the previous visitor to the temple had found nothing, he insisted that he knew there was something that still lay hidden within it. Trusting him, Maria agreed, and the two traveled together down into the catacombs.[5]
Giovanni opened the way for them, rearranging bricks and lighting an urn that lit the room with a trail of fire. Finally, as they entered the last chamber, it became illuminated with eerie patterns, numbers, and glyphs.[5]
At that moment, Giovanni fell unconscious, and when he woke, his face had been altered, startling Maria. He then spoke in a distant voice that was not his, but appeared to be from an entity far older; one that called itself "Consus, the Erudite God."[5]
Modern times[]
- "The "Child of Rome" has long baffled historians. But even more perplexing is Giovanni's insignificant life that followed. How does one stand right in the center of the hurricane and remain untouched?"
- ―The DDS' description of Giovanni.[src]
Centuries later, Giovanni would come to be known as the Infans Romanus, or "Child of Rome."[2]
Interested in the mystery of his parentage, as well as the events of his supposedly insignificant life, Abstergo Industries would later have their recruits analyze large sections of Giovanni's memories, including the circumstances of his birth,[1] much of his childhood,[2] and his search for the Pieces of Eden.[4]
Personality and characteristics[]
- Maria: "Remind me again why I married you?"
- Giovanni: "Because I charmed you off your feet and never let you down!"
- ―Giovanni teasing Maria as they travel through the catacombs.[src]
Giovanni protecting Maria in Paris.
Giovanni was a very gracious and confident nobleman, who often spoke lightheartedly, and teased his friends. Despite his cheerful nature, he also had something of a temper, once shouting at and threatening Bombastus for not answering his questions.[5]
He was also quite serious in his work as an Assassin, often becoming withdrawn and moody when concentrating on his assignments. Though protective of his allies, he once assaulted Maria, merely out of the suspicion that she had been conspiring with the Templars.[5]
From an early age, Giovanni suffered several bleeding effect-like symptoms, likely as a result of being healed by the Shroud. He would often dream of the memories of Assassins past, including those of Perotto, and Marcus Junius Brutus. Because of these hallucinations, he once almost stabbed Cesare while sleepwalking, thinking himself to be Brutus, and his uncle to be Gaius Julius Caesar. However, he was caught and subsequently punished by Micheletto.[2]
For possibly the same reasons, throughout his childhood, Giovanni would speak to a mystical being called Consus, whom no one else could see. Consus acted as his guardian, encouraging him to join the Assassins, and eventually seeming to "possess" him in the Pythagorean Temple.[2]
Romantic life[]
- "For a long time, Giovanni gazes into my eyes, his fury gradually melting. His hold upon me remains strong, but I stop trembling. We kiss, passionately."
- ―Giovanni and Maria finally sharing a romantic moment.[src]
Giovanni and Maria in Troyes.
After meeting each other in 1527, Giovanni and Maria became inseparable, growing close over their travels to Paris and back to Basel. He protected her from brigands who once attempted to rob them, as well as Templars who attacked them as they fled Troyes.[5]
After Maria accidentally spoke with one of Giovanni's assassination targets in Troyes, he began to suspect her, holding a blade to her throat and demanding to know why she was conspiring with his enemy. When she began to cry, he realized his mistake, and after a moment, the two kissed, and admitted their feelings for one another.[5]
Several years afterwards, Giovanni married her. Though Maria only later found out about Giovanni's allegiance to the Assassin Order, she nevertheless supported him in his assignments, even accompanying him through the catacombs into the Pythagorean Temple.[5]
They remained together at least until 1542, when Maria protested against Giovanni's obsession with studying the Crystal Skull.[4]
Trivia[]
A portrait of Giovanni.
- Giovanni came into contact with at least three Pieces of Eden; the Shroud, the Apple, and the Crystal Skull. This is the greatest variety of Pieces of Eden that any one character has been known to encounter, and is tied only by Ezio Auditore.
- Giovanni and his wife Maria shared the names of Ezio's parents, Giovanni and Maria Auditore da Firenze.
- Frater V.O.V. often thought of Giovanni and Maria, once even confusing Giovanni's memories with his own.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy - Italian Wars: Chapter 4 - Perotto Calderon
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy - Rome: Chapter 2 - Giovanni Borgia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy - Rome: Chapter 1 - Fiora Cavazza
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy - Rome: Chapter 4 - Giovanni Borgia
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy - Divine Science: Chapter 1 - Maria Amiel
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - The Da Vinci Disappearance