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Fist

2010-12-01T09:05:43Z

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In the [[Assassin's Creed series|''Assassin's Creed series'']], fists are the weakest form of fighting available to the player. Guards will not intervene with a fistfight, unless the player is attacking a guard. [[File:Grab.jpg|thumb|Fists play a major part in ''Assassin's Creed II''.]]However, if the player draws a weapon they will attack.

==[[Assassin's Creed|''Assassin's Creed'']]==
[[Altaïr]]'s fists are also the only weapon he can use to [[interrogation|interrogate]] a target without killing or causing them to run, even though the target is always assassinated once Altaïr has his information. When attempting to [[pickpocket]] a [[thug]] for [[Weapons|throwing knives]], if he notices Altaïr stealing from him, he may start a fist fight. You can choose to punch back, or you can draw one of your [[Weapons|swords]] and he will immediately flee. The latter will attract the attention of nearby guards if you don't put it away immediately. As weak as fists are, they are your only weapon available as a [[novice]]. You shouldn't get used to them, as you are only a [[File:Fistfight.jpg|right|thumb|A thug is knocked out]]novice for one mission. At any time, you may use fists to knock out or incapacitate guards.

==[[Assassin's Creed II|''Assassin's Creed II'']]==
In ''Assassin's Creed II'', the main character [[Ezio]] is more skilled in a fistfight. He can perform combos, as well as being able to counter other fist fighters. He may also Disarm [[File:Fistsac2.png|left|frame|The Fist's inventory icon in ''Assassin's Creed II'']]those with weapons and use them against opponents, if he has learned the Disarm skill. The special attack while unarmed is to lean down and sweep some sand into the opponent's eyes, opening the weaker enemies to an instant kill. Similarly, if your opponent has sufficiently low health, it is possible to perform an instant kill if you can get behind them.

Fists also become a more viable weapon when the Metal Cestus, a hard steel hand-guard that strengthens the attack of the fists, becomes available for [[File:Ac2-combat.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Ezio disarming a guard]]purchase from [[Blacksmiths]].

You can earn yourself the achievement/trophy, ''Messer Sandman'', which is worth 10G or a Bronze trophy, by using the sand throwing move on 4 guards at once.

Players should be aware that picking up a body will cause the game to switch automatically back to Ezio's fists. Also, while carrying a body, guards will automatically attack you on sight regardless of Notoriety. Also, if you successfully disarm a guard and keep using his weapon after you kill him, the icon at the bottom left hand of the screen will be the fist icon.

Despite seemingly lethal actions, (like snapping or stomping on a hostile enemy's neck) the person will appear to be in a subdued state and will not be listed as a kill, enabling Ezio to "kill" [[civilians]]. However, during assassinations, these lethal actions do count as a kill to the assassination target. In addition, picking up someone in a subdued state and dropping them at least one story will stop their writhing around and they will be no different than a corpse. However, you will still not be penalised for doing it to a civilian.

=='''Assassin's Creed Brotherhood'''==
'''In [[Assassin's Creed Brotherhood]], the player still has the ability to disarm their opponents but they have a new ability to simply kill them in one swift move by using their fists. The player can walk up to a guard and press X or Square while the player is using their fists and Ezio will perform a move, he may kick the guard's legs and then pull his neck over his shoulder; therefore killing him. This and many other moves besides are always available throughout the game. Also as in Assassin's Creed II the player will defeat their opponent by performing a series of combos.'''

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===Stats===
[[File:AC2 Metal Cestus.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Metal Cestus as it appears in ''Assassin's Creed II'']]
Without the [[Metal Cestus]] upgrade, Ezio's fists have 1 damage, 5 speed, and 1 counter. The Metal Cestus boosts the damage stat to 3.

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Long weapon

2010-11-29T13:26:38Z

194.154.22.53: /* Special Technique */

[[File:Long weapons ac2.png|thumb|270px|A picture of what Spears and Halberds look like in ''Assassin's Creed II''.]]
[[File:Giartnewenemies_2.jpg|thumb|The Seeker with halberd (on the very right).]]
The '''Spear''' and '''Halberd''' appear as usable weapons in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', but you can only acquire it by disarming a [[Guards|guard]]. as Shops do not have them for sale. Spears and Halberds in the game classify as long weapons due to their length. Once combat is over, or if you sprint away, [[Ezio]] will discard the new weapon; since whether the weapon is intact or broken, Ezio would not have enough inventory space to safely keep it. Also, a Spear or Halberd would be too difficult to carry while moving freely across streets and rooftops. The length of the shaft keeps enemies at bay and makes it very difficult to evade. Dodging maneuvers against Halberdiers frequently fail to make sufficient distance, while blocks are overpowered. Long weapons can only be countered by Long or Heavy weapons, with the [[Hidden Blade]] being an exception as it counters any weapon, although the timing involved makes the maneuver more difficult and risky. Also, if you are equipped with your [[pistol]] or [[poison blade]], Ezio will automatically counter with his hidden blade. Maximum Combo length for Long weapon is 3 hits. The Long weapon is usually equipped by the [[Seekers]], though some [[Brutes]] have also been seen wielding a Spear or Halberd as well. In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' it is shown that you can throw a spear at long distances as well as use it in close melee.

===Special Technique===
[[File:Spear.jpg|thumb|260px|The Spear in action]]
The Sweep Attack is another charged move that can be interrupted, but is one that can be unleashed at any time during the charge. The longer the Sweep is charged, the greater the arc it will affect. Acquired from Training, it is an attack that requires a long weapon. A brief hold of the Weapon Hand Button performs a quick, short Sweep. Keep it held, and Ezio will turn the Long shaft over his shoulder, changing stance in readiness to perform a long Sweep spin when released. Enemies in front of him will trip and fall to the ground, while those behind are knocked over by a blow to the head. Sweeping more than three times with the same long weapon will cause it to break. There is an [[Assassin's Creed II Achievements|achievement]] that requires this skill.

In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', the sweep technique has been changed, as when Ezio performs a sweep attack, all guards within range will have their throats slit by the sharp end of the weapon.

There is also another special technique in which the player can throw the spear in a javelin like manner at a distant enemy. When the player looks at the enemy and they can hold X or square and then when they release the button, Ezio then throws the spear at the enemy and this will immediately kill them

===Breakability===
It is possible to block a heavy weapon's smash attack with a Long weapon. The defender will avoid all damage, but the parrying weapon will shatter in two (bottom of spear/halberd in left hand, top of spearhead/halberd with spearhead in right hand). When a Long weapon breaks, the owner may continue to wield the remaining half as if it were a bladed (or blunt, depending on which half) [[Swords and maces|medium weapon]]. An individual half can be kept in an empty primary weapon slot for later use, however it will vanish if you save and reload. You may also counter as soon as the weapon is broken, which stabs both pieces into the attacker.

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==Trivia==
[[File:Creed-3.jpg|thumb|Ezio sweeping with a long weapon]]
* Spears and Halberds have the longest reach out of any other melee weapons in ''Assassin's Creed II'', making them very effective at close quarters.
* Out of the many weapons in the Italian Guard's arsenal in ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Long weapons seem to be the rarest melee weapons. However, this is not the case in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
* Seekers can more commonly be found wielding the Spear than the Halberd.
* Long Weapons are one of the two weapon types used by [[mercenaries]].
* Long Weapons are more challenging to counter than any other weapon in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
* The Papal Staff (aside from the [[Sword of Altaïr]]) is the only weapon to have the Damage, Speed, and Deflect stats maxed out.
* It is possible to wield the Papal Staff for a little while; it involves either poisoning [[Rodrigo Borgia]], or taking a Heavy Weapon from a [[Brutes|Brute]] outside and performing the [[Heavy Weapons|Heavy Weapon Disarm]] on him.
* The achievement/trophy "Sweeper" can be earned by sweeping five guards at once using a long weapon.
* In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Ezio is able to impale guards by throwing the spear at them.
* Also in ''Brotherhood,'' using the technique of ''Assassin's Creed II'' that once allowed you to trip enemies will instead slit the throats or faces of all guards around you.
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Tank

2010-11-29T13:17:34Z

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[[File:Armoured_Car.png|thumb|Tank]]

{{Quote|Leonardo expects me to maneuver this thing, with no instructions of course!|Ezio, upon laying eyes on the armored tank.}}

The '''armored car''' (often rendered simply as '''Tank''') was a war machine developed by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], usable by [[Ezio Auditore]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''. A precursor to the modern tank, Leonardo's armored car invention was capable of moving in any direction and was equipped with a large number of weapons. It was designed to intimidate and scatter an opposing army. Da Vinci's vehicle has a number of light cannons arranged on a circular platform with wheels that allow for 360-degree range. The platform is covered by a large protected cover reinforced with metal plates, which are slanted to better deflect enemy fire. There is a sighting turret on top to coordinate the firing of cannons and steering of the vehicle. The machine also requires three people to use it, these include the mercenaries that Ezio rescued.

In 1503, Leonardo was forced to create designs for the armored car by [[Cesare Borgia]] and he subsequently tasked Ezio Auditore with finding the plans and destroying them. Ezio then traveled to [[Monte Circeo]], southeast of [[Rome]]. Ezio had to follow an engineer without being detected; once the engineer entered the factory where the weapons were being produced, Ezio found a secret entrance to the factory and [[Interrogation|interrogated]] the engineer, who told Ezio of the armored car design copies and three captured [[Mercenaries]]. Ezio made his way through the factory until he found the plans, burned them, then found the captured Mercenaries. Ezio killed the [[guards]] patrolling the area and freed the Mercenaries. They are then ambushed by a larger group of guards, which Ezio and the Mercenaries easily overpower, then afterwords he finds the armored car. Ezio uses the machine to his advantage, by destroying the factory and the weapons being produced. After Ezio's victory in Monte Circeo he decided to destroy the deadly war machine, as it was far to dangerous to keep, in case the [[Templar]]'s happened to find and retake the tank.

==Trivia==
*Though the armored car appears in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Leonardo was historically never able to build the war machine, for it had a number of flaws that would prevent it from operating correctly.
*To get 100% Synchronization for this mission Ezio must first sneak into the factory without alerting the guards then operate the Tank without getting hit.
*The tank is one of the more valuable war machines as it was being produced at a fast rate with Ezio coming across and ultimately destroying four of these machines while blowing up the the production factory.
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Assassin Guild

2010-11-29T08:57:50Z

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[[File:Assassins1503E3.png|300px|thumb|Ezio Auditore and his recruits in [[Rome]].]]
The '''Assassin's Guild''' is opened after a memory during Sequence 4 (Den of Thieves), and is located at [[Ezio]]'s [[Tiber Island]] Hideout. Its purpose is to recruit new members and assist citizens across [[Rome]] in their fight against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]]. Recruits gain experience by being called to fight [[guards]] and by being sent on contracts.

The Assassin's Guild can be controlled outside of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' when the game is connected to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''.

==Locations==
[[File:Borgia_Tower.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]

The guild can be accessed via Ezio's Hideout, pigeon coops, and Assassin's towers (converted [[Borgia towers]]).

==Guild Management==
Multiple options are available under the Assassin menu. [[Armor]] and [[Weapons|Weaponry]] are upgraded via skill points gained upon leveling up, with one skill point per level.

'''Armor'''
*Cloth Armor
*Leather Armor
*Mail Armor
*Plate Armor
*Special Assassin's Armor (only available once recruit has reached rank of Assassino)
[[File:Pigeon_coop.jpg|275px|thumb|Ezio accessing a pigeon coop.]]
'''Weaponry'''
*Dagger
*Syrian Sword
*Schiavona
*Axe

'''Clothes'''
*Assassin White
*Venetian Wine
*Venetian Azure
*Tuscan Emerald
*Florentine Crimson
*Wetland Ebony

==Ranks==
[[File:Ac_brotherhood_guild_management.jpg|thumb|Guild management menu.]]
There are 10 ranks in total for a recruit.
#''Recluta''
#''Servitore'' - 10 exp. required
#''Assistente'' - 30 exp. required
#''Milite'' - 80 exp. required
#''Discepolo'' - 180 exp required ([[Pistol]] acquired)
#''Mercenario'' - 350 exp required
#''Guerriero'' - 600 exp required
#''Veterano'' - 1200 exp. required ([[Smoke bombs]] acquired)
#''Maestro'' - 2000 exp. required
#''Assassino'' - 3500 exp. required

==Ceremony==
{{quote|''Laa shay'a waqui'n moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine.'' The wisdom of [[The Creed|our Creed]] is revealed through these words. We work in the dark to serve the light. We are [[Assassins]]. Nothing is true, everything is permitted.| Ezio Auditore during the ''Assassino'' ceremony.}}

Upon one or more recruits reaching the ''Assassino'' rank, a ceremony is held at the Tiber Island Hideout. The recruit's left ring finger is branded with the Assassin's mark, and they perform a [[Leap of Faith]] from the roof of the Hideout. After this, the ''Assassino'' gains full health squares, attains the highest strength, and is permitted to wear clothing similar to Ezio's [[Master Assassin]] robes (though you no longer have the option to change its color).

==Challenges==
*25 Assassin Recruits signaled during a fight
*15 Arrow Storms
*20 Assassin Recruits signaled to kill a target
*5 Assassin Recruits signaled within a core memory
*5 Recruits raised to the rank of Assassin

Upon completing all of these challenges, the player unlocks the Assassin's Guild Crest at the hideout, as well as the [[Sword of Altaïr]].
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