Heavy weapon

2012-06-09T20:53:52Z

24.127.145.246: /* Constantinople and Cappadocia */

{{Era|AC2|ACB|ACR}} [[File:Assassins-creed-II-meleeweapons-heavyweapons.png|thumb|250px|Three heavy weapons.]]
'''Heavy weapons''' were [[weapons]] that relied on sheer force and power to inflict bone-breaking damage.

==Strength==
When swung with sufficient strength, the weapons were able to smash through attempts to parry with smaller weapons. Opponents caught under the full weight of the blow mostly collapsed or could even drop their weapons. Heavy weapons could only be countered by [[Spears and Halberds|Long]] or other Heavy weapons (with the [[Hidden Blade]] being an exception, as it can counter any weapon; though the small timing window involved makes the maneuver more difficult and thus risky).

===Defense===
The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] could disarm his opponent with his [[fists]]. If he was equipped with the [[Hidden Gun]] or [[Poison Blade]], Ezio would automatically counter with his Hidden Blade. Counters with these powerful weapons were always lethal to the target, but sometimes he would leave the weapon in the victim's body.

== Smash Kill==
Before the [[Siege of Monteriggioni|siege]] of [[Monteriggioni]], Ezio acquired the Smash skill through [[Virtual Training missions|training]] with the [[Mercenaries|mercenary]] instructor in Monteriggioni, and he could use it whenever he had a heavy weapon equipped. A smash took a long time to build up, during which he was vulnerable to interruption. But when a fully charged Smash connected, it broke through enemy defense to cause a large amount of damage and further effects. It was unparryable, and the victim would get disarmed, or possibly have a long weapon broken.

When in [[Rome]], the Smash skill was no longer available, and had been replaced by the ability to throw heavy weapons at enemies. This could be done to perform instant kills on enemies up to around ten meters away. Note that one would have to pick up the heavy weapon after throwing it, and if the user picked up a different weapon, their weapon would change to that, and one would have to go to a blacksmith to re-equip the heavy weapon (at no cost). This skill did not need to be learned, unlike the Smash skill.

==Heavy Sheath==
Ezio could purchase a heavy sheath from a [[Tailor]] shop after he had traveled to Rome. This allowed him to equip two-handed weapons as his primary weapon, so that he had a choice of 6 more weapons. If Ezio had a two-handed weapon as his primary weapon, however, he could not carry another primary one-handed melee weapon (e.g. [[Sword]]s, [[Warhammer]]s, etc.). If he dropped his heavy weapon, he could pick up a different one that he had not yet purchased and equip it, (you can re-equip one-handed weapons upon returning to the [[Tiber Island]] Hideout, as well as [[armor]]).

==Statistics==
===Rome===
{|width="60%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|Damage
!scope="col"|Speed
!scope="col"|Deflect
|-
!scope="row"|Bastard Sword
|3
|4
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Bearded Axe
|2
|3
|4
|-
!scope="row"|
Labrys ([[Bartolomeo's Axe]])
|3
|2
|5
|-
!scope="row"|Stocco
|3
|5
|5
|-
!scope="row"|Spada Lunga
|4
|5
|3
|-
!scopre="row"|Spadone
|5
|4
|4
|}

===Constantinople and Cappadocia===
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Cappadocia only.
{|width="60%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
|'''Name'''
|'''Damage'''
|'''Speed'''
|'''Deflect'''
|'''Price'''
|'''Availability'''
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|'''Bearded Axe'''
| style="text-align: center;"|2
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| style="text-align: center;"|4
| style="text-align: center;"|8,050 Akçe
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 2
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|'''French Bastard Sword'''
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| style="text-align: center;"|4
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| jjjjjejje
Hum
="text-align: center;"|14,260 Akçe
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 4
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|'''Condottiero Axe'''
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| style="text-align: center;"|2
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| style="text-align: center;"|23,460 Akçe
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 6
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|'''Prussian Longsword*'''
| style="text-align: center;"|3
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| style="text-align: center;"|30,015 Akçe
| style="text-align: center;"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|'''Broadsword'''
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| style="text-align: center;"|4
| style="text-align: center;"|4
| style="text-align: center;"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Mercenary Guild|Mercenary Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center;"|'''Almogavar Axe'''
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| style="text-align: center;"|5
| style="text-align: center;"| -
|
Complete "[[The Champion, Part 2|The Champion]]" Memory
|}

==Trivia==
* Heavy Weapons can only be re-obtained from bodies in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' after they have been lodged in them through combat by simply picking up the body, which will cause the weapon to drop off. This also happens when a long weapon has been lodged into bodies. However in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', you can pick up the heavy weapon or long weapon directly from the body.
* The maximum amount of combo hits is 3.
* Players can disarm a weapon attack from [[Brutes]] in the first attempt, whereas it can take several attempts to disarm Elite or Leader Guards.
* Heavy Weapons are the most common weapons used by the [[Mercenaries]].
* In ''Brotherhood'', Ezio has the ability to throw heavy and long weapons at his enemies. Heavy weapons will become stuck in the target's head while the long weapons will impale the target.
* Taunting with the "Head" button will make it easier to disarm tougher guards such as [[Brute]]s or [[Papal Guard]]s.
* In ''Assassin's Creed II'', brutes can be disarmed easily; however, in ''Brotherhood'' they are difficult to disarm, making their weapons harder to obtain.
* A heavy weapon cannot be used to knock a guard off his [[horse]]; a medium sword is required instead. Heavy weapons (similar to medium weapons) can counter a guard on his [[horse]] and knock him off in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.''
* Assassin [[Apprentices]] below the rank of Assassino can wield axes. Although these weapons are described as axes in the loadout screen of the Apprentice, they can manifest themselves as heavy swords as well.
* In'' Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, ''although [[Ezio]] can no longer perform the Smash skill, enemies still can. They can not, however, perform the disarm move.
* Occasionally, when a heavy weapon is thrown at a guard that is in mid-air, it will stay in his head and he will stand still. The guard will appear dead and won't attack Ezio. When the player removes the heavy weapon from the body, however, the weapon will fall to the ground and can be retrieved as usual.
* In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, ''heavy weapons lack the ability to counter-attack other heavy weapon/long weapon users, except during an execution or counter-kill animation. Long weapons retain the ability to counter other long weapons/heavy weapons.
* In both ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Brotherhood'', it is the only type of weapon that can counter-kill a spear-wielding guard.
* In ''Revelations'', heavy weapons can be countered against with medium weapons.
* The '''Broadsword''' in ''Revelations'', although listed as a heavy weapon, is wielded like a medium weapon. However the sound effects in the kill animations are a mix of both medium and heavy weapon sounds.
* In ''Revelations'', heavy weapons no longer become lodged into enemies when counterkilling them, allowing you to keep using them for the duration of the battle unless they are thrown.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
assassins-creed-ii-20090819050837362_640w.jpg|Mercenaries and Ezio using bearded axes.
assassins-creed-ii-20091228112623135.jpg|Ezio using a two-handed axe.
HEAVYSHEATH.jpg|The Heavy Sheath as it appears in a shop.
Blood_quest--article_image.jpg|The [[Shop Quests|Quest]] necessary to unlock one of the heavy weapons.
Heavy weapons ac2.jpg|Left to right: Labrys, Bearded Axe, Bastard Sword.
</gallery>

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[[Category:Weapons]]
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]

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