Ubisoft has been releasing a steady flow of trailers through the year, and here's another rather revealing video about Ezio and his motivations.

We knew from the beginning his family had been wronged, and Ezio was forced to learn the skills of assassination in order to survive and exact revenge.  Well, revenge hardly ever leads to anything good, but it sure makes a convenient plot device.

So the trailer shows us young Ezio getting all sad when he sees his father hanged.  Then he skulks back to his home like an Italian Bruce Wayne and dons the assassin's clothes.  We also get an eyeful of Ezio's face, which I'm not entirely happy about.  Couldn't Ubisoft have settled for chin shots?  His entire face would've been a nice reveal to save for the actual game.

Oh well, if you don't mind that sort of thing, I do recommend this trailer.  Along with the background, there's more footage of Ezio's brutal kill style.