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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained was a virtual representation of one of Ezio Auditore's genetic memories, relived by Desmond Miles in 2012 through the Animus 2.0.

Description[]

Ezio Auditore sought the aid of his friend Leonardo da Vinci to help him enter the Palazzo Ducale and suggested that he use Leonardo's Flying Machine.

Dialogue[]

NVNG 1

Ezio asking Leonardo about the machine

Ezio entered Leonardo's workshop.

  • Ezio: I need your help, Leonardo. Does it work?
  • Leonardo: What? What are you asking?
  • Ezio: Does it work, Leonardo? Can it really fly?

He walked over and indicated the Flying Machine hung from the ceiling.

  • Leonardo: I don't know. It's only a prototype, an idea. It's not ready yet.
  • Ezio: Have you tried it?
  • Leonardo: No! It's too dangerous. To test it, you'd have to leap off a tower. Who would be mad enough to do a thing like that?
  • Ezio: Leonardo, I think you just found your madman.

Leonardo and Ezio took the Flying Machine to the top of a tower.

  • Ezio: So, how does she work?
  • Leonardo: Have you ever watched a bird in flight? It's not about being lighter than air, it's about grace and balance. You must use your body's own weight to control your elevation and direction. Good luck, Ezio.

Ezio manned the Flying Machine and leapt off the tower. Following this, he shortly began to lose altitude and started drifting to the ground.

NVNG 2

Ezio attempting flight for the first time

  • Ezio: Ugh! Why am I crashing?! This is ridiculous!
    The palazzo is too far away!
    Diavolo (Damn) I give up! I'm going to end up killing myself before I ever kill another Templar.

Ezio crashed the machine. Frustrated, he returned to Leonardo.

  • Leonardo: I can't believe it! It really worked! You flew, Ezio! You flew!
  • Ezio:, (Yes) but not very far.
  • Leonardo: Well, what were you expecting? The machine wasn't designed for distance. Alright, look, let me go over my plans here. Maybe I can find some way to extend the duration of the flight.

Antonio de Magianis appeared.

  • Antonio: Ezio! My men tell me Carlo has the poison! We must hurry!
  • Ezio: Antonio, this is Leonardo, the master inventor who built this... this... pezzo di merda (piece of shit).
  • Leonardo: Hey! It's not the machine's fault, it's mine. I've checked and rechecked my blueprints. It's just impossible! I don't know how to extend the flight! Ah, che idea del cazzo (crazy fucking idea)!

Frustrated, Leonardo threw a piece of the blueprints into the fire. He was surprised to see that the heat made it float.

NVNG 6

Leonardo watching the piece of paper float

  • Leonardo: Eureka! Of course! Genio! (Genius!)
  • Antonio: What is he doing now?

Ezio only shrugged his shoulders in response.

  • Leonardo: Heat rises... it needs fire. Heated air under its wings will lift the machine.
  • Ezio: Leonardo, what good is one fire going to do?
  • Leonardo: Not one fire, Ezio. A dozen, built all across the city. Enough to carry you from here to the Palazzo Ducale!
  • Antonio: How? Oh, capisco (I understand)! My men could do that, but you're forgetting about the guards.
  • Ezio: Don't worry, I will take care of them.
  • Antonio: I'll give the order to have my men move in behind you and hold the locations. They'll light them all up the second the sun goes down over San Marco.

Outcome[]

The Flying Machine was tested for the first time ever, and the Assassins gained hope that bonfires would enable Ezio to fly to the Palazzo Ducale.

Trivia[]

  • The Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton would later attempt to use a Flying Machine just as Ezio did, and, not knowing how flight was achieved with fire, would crash it after leaping, in a similar manner to Ezio.

Gallery[]

References[]

Assassin's Creed II memories
Main memories
The Birth of an Assassin
Sequence 1: Ignorance is Bliss
Boys Will Be Boys - You Should See the Other Guy - Sibling Rivalry - Nightcap - Paperboy - Beat a Cheat - Petruccio's Secret - Friend of the Family - Special Delivery - Jailbird - Family Heirloom - Last Man Standing
Sequence 2: Escape Plans
Fitting In - Ace Up My Sleeve - Judge, Jury, Executioner - Laying Low - Arrivederci
Sequence 3: Requiescat in Pace
Roadside Assistance - Casa Dolce Casa - Practice Makes Perfect - What Goes Around - A Change of Plans
Sequence 4: The Pazzi Conspiracy
Practice What You Preach - Fox Hunt - See You There - Novella's Secret - Wolves in Sheep's Clothing - Farewell Francesco
Sequence 5: Loose Ends
Four to the Floor - A Blade With Bite - Evasive Maneuvers - Town Crier - Behind Closed Doors - Come Out and Play - The Cowl Does Not Make the Monk - With Friends Like These
Sequence 6: Rocky Road
Road Trip - Romagna Holiday - Tutti a Bordo
Sequence 7: The Merchant of Venice
Benvenuto - That's Gonna Leave a Mark - Building Blocks - Breakout - Clothes Make the Man - Cleaning House - Monkey See, Monkey Do - By Leaps and Bounds - Everything Must Go
Sequence 8: Necessity, Mother of Invention
Birds of a Feather - If At First You Don't Succeed... - Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained - Well Begun Is Half Done - Infrequent Flier
Sequence 9: Carnevale
Knowledge Is Power - Damsels in Distress - Nun the Wiser - And They're Off - CTF - Ribbon Round-Up - Cheaters Never Prosper - Having a Blast
Sequence 10: Force Majeure
An Unpleasant Turn of Events - Caged Fighter - Leave No Man Behind - Assume the Position - Two Birds, One Blade
Sequence 11: Alter Egos
All Things Come to He Who Waits - Play Along
Sequence 12: Forlì Under Attack
A Warm Welcome - Bodyguard - Holding the Fort - Godfather - Checcomate - Far From the Tree
Sequence 13: Bonfire of the Vanities
Florentine Fiasco - Still Life - Climbing the Ranks - Upward Mobility - Last Rites - Port Authority - Surgical Strike - Hitting the Hay - Arch Nemesis - Doomsday - Power to the People - Mob Justice
Sequence 14: Veni, Vidi, Vici
X Marks the Spot - In Bocca al Lupo
Secret locations
Il Duomo's Secret - Torre Grossa's Secret - Ravaldino's Secret - San Marco's Secret - Visitazione's Secret - Home Invasion - Over Beams, Under Stone - Shipwrecked - Paying Respects
Beat up events
A Woman Scorned - Wanton Hubby - Philanderer on the Roof - Promiscuity Knocks - Spear of Infidelity
Races
San Gimignano Dash - Florentine Sprint - Romagna Hustle - Venetian Rush - San Marco Scuttle - Horseplay
Assassination contracts
Day at the Market - Fallen Archers - Political Suicide - Reap What You Sow - Flee Market - Supply in Demand - Beginnings of a Conspiracy - Arch Enemies - Wet Work - Blade in the Crowd - Thicker than Water - Zero Tolerance - Honorable Thief - No Laughing Matter - False Legacy - Don't Get Your Hands Dirty - Showtime - Thin the Ranks - Go Towards the Light - Meeting Adjourned - Needle in a Haystack - Leader of the Pack - Peacekeeper - Caveat Emptor - Vertical Slice - No Camping - Dead on Arrival - Mark and Execute - Crash a Party - Hunting the Hunter
Courier assignments
Wedding Bells are Ringing - The Messenger's Burden - Speedy Delivery - The Perfect Marriage - Casanova
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