Assassin's Creed II achievement guide
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Storyline Achievements
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The Birth of an Assassin
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Be reborn as Ezio Auditore da Firenze



Arrivederci Abstergo
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Break out of Abstergo Industries



Welcome to the Animus 2.0
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Enter the Animus 2.0
The Pain of Betrayal
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Complete DNA Sequence 1



Vengeance
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Complete DNA Sequence 2
Exit the Son
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Complete DNA Sequence 3
Bloody Sunday
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Complete DNA Sequence 4
The Conspirators
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Complete DNA Sequence 5
An Unexpected Journey
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Complete DNA Sequence 6



Bleeding Effect
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Complete training and re-enter the Animus
The Merchant of Venice
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Complete DNA Sequence 7



The Impenetrable Palazzo
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Complete DNA Sequence 8



Masquerade
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Complete DNA Sequence 9
Bianca's Man
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Complete DNA Sequence 10
The Prophet
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Complete DNA Sequence 11
The Vault
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Complete DNA Sequence 14
An Old Friend Returns
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Escape the hideout
Sidestory Achievements
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Undertaker
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Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the catacombs under Santa Maria Novella
Explanation: Enter and find the Assassin's seal in the Santa Maria Novella Assassin's Tomb
Venetian Gladiator
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Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Santa Maria della Visitazione
Explanation: Enter and find the Assassin's seal in the Santa Maria della Visitazione Assassin's Tomb
I Can See Your House From Here
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Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Torre Grossa
Explanation: Enter and find the Assassin's seal in the Torre Grossa Assassin's Tomb
Hallowed Be Thy Name
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Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Basilica di San Marco
Explanation: Enter and find the Assassin's seal in the Basilica di San Marco Assassin's Tomb
Prison Escape
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Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside the Rocca di Ravaldino fortress
Explanation: Enter and find the Assassin's seal in the Rocca di Ravaldino Fortress Assassin's Tomb
Choir Boy
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Discover the Assassin's Tomb inside Santa Maria del Fiore (The Duomo)
Explanation: Enter and find the Assassin's seal in the Santa Maria del Fiore Assassin's Tomb



Myth Maker
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Find the 8 statuettes in Monteriggioni
Explanation: Find all of the eight statuettes of the gods scattered in Monteriggioni
Recommended Strategy: The 8 statuettes of the Roman gods are scattered all over Monteriggioni and are hard to locate on your own as a player. One way to help find all the statuettes is to use this map for their positions.



Vitruvian Man
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Unlock all 20 pieces of Subject 16's "Truth" video
Explanation: You need to locate all of Subject 16's glyphs and uncover The Truth video to get this achievement.
Tip: Instead of trying to find all of them yourself, use a glyph map. Search them up on Google, there are some REALLY good ones that explain all of them. Click here for one that is very precise.
Assassin For Hire
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Complete your first assassination mission for Lorenzo Il Magnifico
Explanation: Find a pigeon coop and initiate and finish a contract.



Macho Man
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Defend a Woman's Honor
Explanation: Complete at least one Beat Up event and collect this trophy/achievement
Steal Home
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Win a Race Against Thieves
Explanation: Accept a race challenge and win.



Street Cleaner
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Hide 5 dead bodies in a Bale of Hay
Explanation: After killing at least 5 people You need to throw them inside the hay.
Caution: If other guards find you carrying the dead bodies, they will immediately fight you.



Kleptomaniac
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Pickpocket 1000 Florins
Explanation: You must pickpocket a total of 1000 florins from civilians.
Recommended Strategy: Keep holding the steal button until the trophy/achievement pops up.
- Another useful strategy is to pickpocket the people of Monteriggioni as there are no guards and you gain no notoriety.
- Can also be done during the Carnevale in Venice. You'll find a lot of rich civilians and you gain no notoriety.
Caution: Doing this will raise the player's notoriety and cause guards to fight the player.
Opportunities for Completion: Any populated area.
Hint: You can get Notorious, bribe a herald then pickpocket him.



Lightning Strike
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Sprint for 100 meters
Explanation: Keep running until you have a total distance of 100 meters.
This is a very easy trophy/achievement, it should be one of the first ones you get.



Mailman
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Intercept a Borgia Messenger
Explanation: Chase and tackle or kill a Borgia messenger
Recommended Strategy: Borgia messengers are fast and are able to free-run so don't worry if you don't get them on your first try. Once tackled, the player gets 1503 to 1505 florins.
Caution: If the player kills the Borgia messenger they will get a 50% raise on their notoriety.
Tip of the Iceberg
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Use your Eagle Vision to scan a Glyph in the environment
Explanation: Using your eagle vision, find a glyph.
A Piece of the Puzzle
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Unlock a Piece of Subject 16's video
Explanation: After finding a glyph, the player will then need to finish a puzzle. Once complete the player will be able to see a part of the Truth video and gain this Achievement/Trophy.
Art Connoisseur
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Buy a Painting from Florence and Venice
Explanation: The player must go to a merchant in Florence and in Venice and buy a portrait.
Handy Man
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Upgrade a Building in the Stronghold
Explanation: Upgrade any building in Monteriggioni
How to get: In the room where Claudia is, the player will find an architect. Talking to the architect will bring you to a miniaturized Monteriggioni. The player may then be given a choice between buildings that can be upgraded.



Podestà of Monteriggioni
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Reach 80% of your stronghold's total value
Explanation: Keep upgrading the villa to gain this Achievement/Trophy



Perfect Harmony
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Tint your clothes with these colors: Wetland Ebony and Wetland Ivory
Explanation: Dye your colors in Wetland Ebony and Wetland Ivory
Hint: Both of these colors are available ONLY in Forlì
Red Light Addict
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Spend 5000 florins on Courtesans
Explanation: Keep hiring Courtesans and pay a total of 5000 florins
Opportunities for Completion: Near brothels and anywhere else where there are courtesans.
Man of the People
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Toss More Than 300 florins on the Ground
Explanation: The player must throw 300 florins of his money on the ground.



Victory Lies in Preparation
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Get all Hidden Blades, Item Pouches and Armor upgrades for Ezio
Explanation: Collect all codex pages and buy all of the armor and Item pouches. This does not include finishing all Assassin's Tombs to get the armor of Altaïr.
In Memory of Petruccio
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Collect all the Feathers
Explanation: The 100 feathers seen everywhere must all be collected.
Recommended Strategy: It is best if this Trophy/Achievement is completed last, because of the time it takes to collect all of the feathers. The best way to do this is by either following a map for the feathers' locations (e.g. a strategy guide) or by using a guide on YouTube.com.
Hint: Don't collect any feather before you get the map. If you start collecting them without the map, it will take more time. Tip: One of the most helpful feather maps is this one, here.



Show Your Colors
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Wear the Auditore cape in each city
Explanation: Wear the Auditore cape in each city (except Rome), including the Apennine Mountains.
Note: This may only be completed after the "In Memory of Petruccio" Trophy/Achievement, as the Auditore cape is rewarded once all 100 feathers are collected.
I Like the View
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Synchronize 10 View Points
Explanation: Climb up 10 view points and synchronize them
Combat Achievements
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Fly Swatter
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Kick a guard using the flying machine
Explanation: While using the flying machine, kick a guard
Recommended Strategy: While on the flying machine, lock on to a guard and fly toward him. When near enough, use the attack button to kick the guard.
Caution: Just be careful when going down to hit a guard because you may hit a building and have to restart the mission again. Remember to go to a fire after you kick a guard so you won't crash to the ground.
Opportunities for completion: During the Infrequent Flier mission and In Forlì when you buy the "Battle of Forlì" DLC



Messer Sandman
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Stun 4 guards at once by throwing sand into their face
Explanation: Use the sandthrowing special skill to stun 4 guards
Recommended Strategy: The player must first find a group of guards, they must try to fight at least 6 guards to be safe because the sand has a short range and it might not hit 4 guards immediately, Once the player has the recommended number of guards the player should group them together closely and use a smoke bomb. When they are stunned hold the attack button and release to throw the sand.
Caution: This achievement may take a lot of time and practice, remember to stack up on smoke bombs. This achievement uses only the fist's special ability, try not to equip any weapon other than the fists and smoke bombs.
Opportunities for completion: Any place where there are multiple groups of guards. A good place could be around the Palazzo di Ducale in Venice.



Doctor
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Perform an Air Assassination on a Poisoned NPC
Explanation: Air Assassinate a guard who is poisoned.
Recommended Strategy: You can either try to discreetly poison a guard and air assassinate him while he is flinging his arms or quietly assassinate all but one guard in a group of guards and poison the remaining guard.
Opportunities for completion: A place where there are groups of guards, but one of the best places is in Venice, on a rooftop chimney. Poison the rooftop guard, climb on top of one of those rooftop chimney things, and air assassinate him.



No-hitter
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Kill 10 enemies whilst remaining in conflict without being hit
Explanation: Fight and kill 10 Enemies in one fight without getting hit
Recommended Strategy: Go to the Palazzo Ducale and provoke as many guards as you can, when you have 10 or more guards throw a smoke bomb to stun all the guards. Proceed to kill as much guards as you can. If the smoke bombs goes out just repeat the process.
Caution: The player must not get hit while trying to do this. Getting hit means that the player will have to do this all over again which may be frustrating for players.
Opportunities for completion: Palazzo Ducale or any other place where there are multiple guards.



Sweeper
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Sweep 5 guards at once by using a Long Weapon
Explanation: Using the long weapon special skill, knock over 5 guards at the same time.
Recommended Strategy: Find a group of four guards with a seeker and kill him, grab his weapon and let the other guards chase you to another group of guards. When the guards are together, hold the attack button until Ezio points the weapon down. Release and it should knock most of the guards off their feet.
Caution: Guards may hit you while you are still waiting for Ezio to charge up for the attack and you will stagger and have to repeat charging the attack again.
Opportunities for completion: Palazzo Ducale or any other place where there are multiple guards.
Platinum (PS3 only)
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Master Assassin
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Unlock All Trophies