Hellequin

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[[File:Hellequin v.png|right|220px|Hellequin]]
{{Quote|Despite her brightly-colored costume and somewhat silly headgear, the Hellequin clearly prefers to act in dramas. Especially the bloody ones. When using her two daggers, she's always sure to leave her audience with a grin from ear to ear.|[[Ubisoft]] description.}}
The '''Hellequin''' (real name: '''[[Caha]]''') is a multiplayer character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''. Along with her brother, the [[Harlequin]], she works as a Templar Agent for [[Cesare Borgia]].

Despite her brightly-colored costume and somewhat eccentric headgear, the Hellequin clearly prefers to act in dramas; especially the bloody ones. When using her [[Multiplayer Weapons#Barbed Daggers|barbed golden daggers]], she is sure to leave her audience with a grin from ear-to-ear. Her default attire consists of a striped gold and purple jester costume, with an ornate golden mask.

==Unique Moves==
'''''(Low Profile, Back)'''''
: The Hellequin taps her target on the shoulder, before twirling around them. As her victim searches for the source of the touch, the Hellequin quickly stabs them once in the lower back, underneath the rib-cage.

'''''(Low Profile, Front)'''''
: The Hellequin, once close-range and facing her target, stabs their feet with one of her daggers. Once her victim can no longer step ahead, she takes her other dagger from the ring on her belt and stabs them under the chin, before bending down to retrieve the first dagger in their foot and rehooking both of them to her belt.

'''''(High Profile, Front)'''''
: The Hellequin vaults over her target whilst stabbing them in the crevices between the neck and the shoulder blades, before landing behind them and nudging her victim with her bottom, letting gravity pull their limp body to the floor and then dusting her skirt off with her hands.

'''''(High Profile, Back) '''''
:The Hellequin runs up to her target from behind and leaps over them, kicking her legs up into the air as she twirls over them. Once she lands, she takes out one of her two daggers and stabs her victim in the throat, before yanking the barbed dagger out.

'''''(Bench Kill)'''''
: The Hellequin lifts her target's chin up, making them sit straight before jumping up and wrapping one leg around their neck and clamping her other leg behind their head. Using the momentum of her jump, the Hellequin tilts herself, snapping her victim's neck while she lands, crouched, on her feet.

'''''(Aerial Kill) '''''
:The Hellequin leaps from a rooftop and lands onto her unaware target. Then, she takes out one of her daggers and stabs her target in the side of their head.

==Customization==
Colors:
*Basic: Gold and Purple
*Extra 1: Fuchsia and Purple
*Extra 2: Sky Blue and Purple
*Extra 3: Navy Blue and Purple
Gear:
*Advanced: Added metal feather on mask, added poofed upper sleeves.
*Superior: Added thigh-high boots, darker belt.
*Elite: Added hood and miniature cape, added collars on upper sleeves, added fancy white, folded undershirt at chest.

[[File:Hellequeen_blades.jpg|thumb]]

==Trivia==
*The Hellequin can be unlocked through [[Uplay]] for 40 Uplay points.
*"Hellequin" is not a play on the word "harlequin", slotting out "harl" for "hell", as people have been led to believe. The Hellequin was the precursor to the traditional harlequin.
*In the Russian translation she is known as "Harlequina" (Арлекина) a female version of the gender-neutral word "Harlequino" (Арлекино), while the male form "Harlequin" (Арлекин) is used for the [[Harlequin]].
*Hellequin's mask is a Venetian style "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_masks#Columbina Colombina]" mask, which was the type of mask Arlecchino's counterpart [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombina Colombina] wore in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commedia_dell%27arte Commedia Dell'Arte].

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
hellequin_colors.jpg|The Hellequin's colors in Multiplayer
hellequin_gear.jpg|The Hellequin's gear in Multiplayer
hellequin fly.jpg|Two Hellequins, teamed up in [[Alliance]]
The Hellequin.jpg|Development art for the Hellequin multiplayer character.
Hellequin.png|A picture of the Hellequin's fan exclusive reveal.
</gallery>

== Videos ==
[[Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Hellequin reveal|thumb|300px|left|The Hellequin Reveal]]

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Harlequin

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{{quote|A corrupt nobleman underneath the mask, the Harlequin performs acts of terror among the people to further the Templar cause. The grin never leaving his face, he always keeps his dual Daggers at the ready...in case anyone is in need of an encore performance.|[[Ubisoft]] description.}}
The '''Harlequin''' (real name: '''[[Cahin]]''') is an exclusive multiplayer character featured in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', who uses two [[Multiplayer Weapons#Rondel Daggers|rondel daggers]] as his primary weapons. Another multiplayer character, known as the [[Hellequin]], is confirmed to be his sister.

==Description==
{{quote|Behind the gaudy costume and twisted smile lies the soul of a merciless assassin. You call yourself the Harlequin. Your victims will call you a walking nightmare.|GameStop}}
The Harlequin is available via pre-order on Gamestop.com,
PLAY.com, HMV.co.uk and Ubisoft.com. He was also available in the HMV Exclusive Edition and the Limited Codex Edition of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', and is included in the ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' [[DLC]] for those that previously did not have the character. A jack-in-the box of the Harlequin was also available to those who pre-ordered the Collector's Edition of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' from GameStop.

On 16 November 2010, the gaming website Kongregate held a contest for a copy of ''Brotherhood'', which, to enter, you simply had to complete Level 3 of ''Ultimate Assassin 2''. One lucky winner would win the game with the exclusive Harlequin character and an Xbox 360 to play it on, and several other contestants would receive a copy of the game with the exclusive character.

[[File:Harlequin_-_JackInTheBox.jpg|thumb|Collector's Edition Harlequin Jack-in-the-box]]

==Unique Moves==
'''''(Low Profile, Front)'''''

The Harlequin neatly stabs his target under their chest, before flipping over their back while stabbing his victim in the neck, and then puncturing their right lung. Afterwards, the attack leaves his victim incapacitated and internally bleeding to death.

'''''(Low Profile, Back)'''''

From behind, the Harlequin stabs his target's waist, making them fall. Right as they begin to fall, he stabs them in the crevices of their neck with his daggers, one before the other, causing his victim to go limp. Their lifeless body then falls to the ground as he withdraws his daggers.

'''''(High Profile, Back)'''''

The Harlequin runs forward towards his target from behind, before performing a cartwheel and kicking his target in the side of the head, knocking them to the floor. As his victim lies on the ground, he quickly stabs his victim in the chest with one of his rondel daggers before pulling it out and storing it at his belt.

'''''(High Profile, Front)'''''

The Harlequin runs forward and jumps on his target, pushing them down in the process, before pulling out his two daggers and maniacally stabbing his victim in their torso several times. From the rapid movement of his attack, his target is pulled up slightly when they are punctured by his daggers, before their dead body slumps back to the floor after the final stab.

'''''(Bench Kill)'''''

The Harlequin walks up to his seated target and promptly stabs them in the stomach. As his target bends over, the Harlequin removes his dagger and stabs both of them in between his target's shoulder blades, before bounding over their back and hastily pulling his rondel daggers out. His victim stands upright, but then collapses forward, dead.

'''''(Aerial Kill) '''''

The Harlequin leaps from a rooftop, removing his daggers while in mid-air, before landing on his target and rapidly stabbing their torso in a similar fashion to his High Profile frontal animation. The Harlequin then stands up, storing his daggers away and leaving his victim on the ground to die.

==Customization==
Colors
*Basic: Green and Blue
*Extra 1: Red and Blue
*Extra 2: Purple and Blue
*Extra 3: Black and Blue
Gear
*Advanced: Added vest (affected by color), buttons on the vest turned gold, added golden trim to gloves.
*Superior: Longer tunic, added coat dove-like tails to vest and golden buckles to the foot of his boots.
*Elite: Changed mask outlines from blue to golden.

==Singleplayer locations==
[[File:Harlequin.ezio.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] delivers a finishing blow to a Harlequin.]]
After downloading ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' DLC, five Harlequins can be found at different parts of the [[Rome|city]] in Singleplayer, performing a handstand. All of these Harlequins are found near aqueducts or bodies of water. If approached, they will attack on sight. Once all five Harlequins have been beaten up while unarmed, making sure that they do not fall into the water nearby, the player will gain the 'Clowning Around' silver trophy (PS3) or achievement worth 30G (Xbox 360).

The Harlequins can be found in the following locations:
*Near the [[Ponte Sant'Angelo]], to the east along the river's edge, on a staircase leading out of from the water.
*To the west of a [[Doctors|doctor]] at the top of the map near the Piazza del Popolo, by the river on a staircase leading out from the water.
*Behind the [[Rosa in Fiore]], on a staircase leading out of the water, south of the brothel.
*South of [[Tiber Island]], underneath the [[Ponte Emilio]].
*Northwest/West of the [[Caserma di Alviano|Barracks]], next to a house with a tree near the cliff edge, with the large lake below.

However, sometimes the Harlequins will not be at the locations right away, and you may have to exit and re-enter the area they are supposed to be at for them to appear. Killing a nearby guard or two also appears to help increase their chance of appearance.

==Gallery==
===Images===
<gallery widths="180" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" bordersize="medium" captionalign="center" position="center">
Harlequin gear.png|Harlequin's gear in Multiplayer.
Harlequin colors-600x222.png|Harlequin's colors in Multiplayer.
TheHarle.jpg|The Harlequin killing the Engineer.
File:400px-Harlequin.jpg|The Harlequin assassinating the [[Executioner]].
Harlequin kylled.png|The [[Courtesan]] persona killing the Harlequin.
Harlequin kylled 2.jpg|The [[Pariah]] killing the Harlequin.
Assassins-Creed-Brotherhood-The-Harlequin-Trailer_1.jpg|The Harlequin, as seen in his multiplayer trailer.
thumblg.png|The Harlequin Outfit.
Cahin_lvl_40_Gear.png|The Harlequin, in his level 40 gear.
</gallery>

===Videos===
[[Video:Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - Harlequin reveal|thumb|left|250px|The Harlequin Reveal trailer.]]
[[Video:Assassins Creed Brotherhood Harlequin GameStop|thumb|center|250px|Gamestop Harlequin Commercial.]]
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==Trivia==
*The Harlequin features in the release commercial of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', seen in the reflection of a man in a puddle of water.
*Cahin, along with his sister Caha, are both stated as being French in ''Project Legacy''. Indeed, both their names are based on the French phrase "cahin caha", which designates a rough or jogging movement.
*The Harlequin, as a character in history, has origins from the Italian [[wikipedia:Commedia Dell'Arte|Commedia Dell'Arte]] character Arlecchino, whose counterpart is Colombina, similar to Hellequin.
*Even though Harlequins usually perform on stages, none of them do so in game.

==Notes and references==
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