Decoding Da Vinci was a virtual representation of one of Ezio Auditore's genetic memories, relived by Desmond Miles in 2012 through the Animus 2.01.
Description[]
Ezio Auditore returned to Leonardo's workshop after obtaining the final painting.
Dialogue[]
Ezio entered Leonardo's workshop, where Salaì was examining one of the recovered paintings.
- Ezio: Have you found anything?
- Salaì: Nothing is there, no pages, nothing.
- Ezio: That cannot be. Something must be special about them. Think.
- Salaì: I am done thinking. These paintings are a blank slate.
- Ezio: Salaì, doesn't Leonardo conceal his research?
- Salaì: He frequently writes backwards... Ezio, he also experimented with inks, including an ink that vanishes! But we can't see invisible ink... can we? Ezio, use your gift!
- Ezio: You know about that too?
Ezio spoke to Salaì as he sat by the fireplace.
- Ezio: I am going to solve this.
- Salaì: I hope so. I cannot take much more.
- Salaì: Do you think they would hurt him? Leonardo is terrified of violence.
- Ezio: Unfortunately, this world is a violent place.
- Salaì: Don't look at me, I cannot see them.
Ezio began to search the paintings for clues.
- Ezio: There are drawings on the paintings!
- Salaì: We were right!
He continued to scan the remaining paintings for more clues.
- Ezio: Found another!
This one has been searched entirely.
I see a drawing.
Everything found.
I found one.
I found two drawings.
There were two in this one as well.
Got one!
- Salaì: You have finished with that one, I see.
- Ezio: I've found all the images. They seem to fit together.
- Salaì: Draw them already!
- Ezio: Bring me paper and ink.
Ezio drew the images on sheets of paper.
- Salaì: Is that a map? Show me the entrance.
- Ezio: I must first position its pieces.
- Salaì: Wait! What about the burned paintings?
- Ezio: It is likely the missing parts will not be needed.
- Salaì: Care to bet on that?
- Ezio: No.
Ezio put together the recovered pieces of the map.
- Ezio: Here! The entrance to the catacombs!
- Salaì: Go. Bring him back to me.
- Ezio: Hang on, old friend. I am coming.
Outcome[]
Ezio discovered the entrance to the catacombs and departed for them in search of his closest friend.
Trivia[]
- The title of this memory, "Decoding Da Vinci", is most likely a reference to the famous novel by Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code.
- This memory is one of the few instances in the series where Eagle Vision is mentioned, albeit indirectly, by another character in the game.