The main character of Assassin’s Creed 2 revealed

You are looking at the main character of Assassin’s Creed 2. According to our tipster, this image was discovered on the official Ubisoft forums before it was taken down. The high-resolution render is definitely authentic, and the character possesses more than a little resemblance to Altair from the first game. Looks like gray hoodies are always in fashion, regardless of the era.
Other rumored details have supposedly been leaked in early copies of the next Game Informer. ScrewAttack says the main character is Ezio Auditore de Firenze, a nobleman of Florence from 1476. Ezio is yet another genetic predecessor of Desmond You’ll supposedly be able to swim and access a gliding machine at DaVinci’s workshop. And most excitingly of all, you’ll play through more mission types.