Sword of Altaïr

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[[File:Sword_of_Altairpng.png|right|250px|The sword of Altaïr.]]
Throughout his life as an [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] wielded a '''personal sword''' of significant power. The blade's guard was shaped like an eagle's wings, with the pommel in the shape of an eagle's head.

In the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], a direct descendant of Altaïr, also made use of his ancestor's personal weapon.

==History==
===Third Crusade===
[[File:Kill2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Altaïr wielding his personal sword.]]
Altaïr made use of his personal sword throughout most of his early life as an Assassin, using it with great skill and ease during missions such as the [[Quest for the Chalice]].<ref name="Altaïr's Chronicles">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref>

By 1191, he instead began making use of a [[Syrian sword]] with a curved blade and a golden hilt. However, this sword was taken from him after [[Al Mualim]] demoted him to [[Novice]] for breaking all three tenets of [[the Creed]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

During his progression back into the higher ranks, Altaïr started off with a basic sword similar to his personal one, though it lacked a cross guard. After he assassinated the first four of his [[Hunt for the Nine|nine assigned targets]], his personal sword was returned to him. He made use of it until the Syrian sword was granted to him again.<ref name="AC" />

===Renaissance===
[[File:Altairsword1.png|thumb|left|190px|Ezio wielding his ancestor's sword.]]
Ezio Auditore was able to purchase his ancestor's sword from the [[Blacksmiths|blacksmith]] of [[Monteriggioni]], and made use of it when he fought [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in [[Vatican Vault|the Vault]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

He continued to use it as he escaped the [[Vaticano District|Vatican]] with his uncle [[Mario Auditore|Mario]]. During the [[Fall of Monteriggioni]] however, he did not have time to re-equip it, and it was lost in the rubble of the [[Villa Auditore]], along with much of his armor and other weapons.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Some time after establishing his [[Assassins Guild]] in [[Rome]], he was able to recover the sword again, and made use of it during the [[Siege of Viana]].<ref name="Brotherhood" />

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==Trivia==
===Appearance===
[[File:ACBSwordAltaïr.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The sword of Altaïr in the [[Animus]] menu screen.]]
*It is interesting to note that the picture at the Blacksmiths shows the weapon's hilt wrapped in leather, however, the weapon itself does not have any leather wrapping.
*The swords appearance is slightly altered in ''Assassin's Creed II'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', with the handle turning from bronzed color, to completely silver.
*This sword is shorter compared to the other longswords Ezio can use, with the entire sword being only a little longer than the length of his arm. Despite this, Altaïr's sword is still the strongest weapon available.

===Usage===
*The [[guards]] at [[Masyaf]] are seen wielding a sword similar to Altaïr's.
*Strangely, though Altaïr's sword is considered the best sword in ''Assassin's Creed II ''and ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', in ''Assassin's Creed'', the Syrian sword (which in ''Assassin's Creed II'' was among the cheapest weapons) was the best sword. Altair may have modified the blade using the Piece of Eden.
*Oddly, in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'', many if not all of the enemy guards can be seen wielding a sword similar to the sword of Altaïr.
*Assassin [[Apprentices]] are able to use this sword once they reach the final rank of ''Assassino'', however for them, it is called the "Assassin Sword."
[[File:Followmoney.jpg|thumb|250px|A guard (far right) with (what appears to be) the sword of Altaïr.]]
*During the memory "[[Follow The Money]]" in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', a guard draws and raises the Sword of Altaïr to threaten [[Egidio Troche]]. This is rather unusual, and unclear if intentional or rendered accidentally by the developers.
**Later in the same memory, a [[Papal Guard]] is seen with the sword, or at least one very similar to it.

===Others===
*The sword of Altaïr can be found in the "[[Moloch|The Bull]]" stage of ''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines'', as an ornament in the [[Kantara Castle]]'s Great Hall.
*After buying the sword of Altaïr, it may occasionally be randomly replaced with the common sword. To properly acquire it if this occurs, simply go to the [[Villa Auditore|Villa]]'s weapon rack and re-equip it.
*It is interesting to note that in later memory sequences, if the player has the sword equipped, it can possibly be knocked out of Ezio's hands by [[Brute]] guards, and even picked up by an NPC. It can, however, be re-equipped in the Villa.
*It is unknown why the sword is available from the Monteriggioni blacksmith, since the sword (being Altaïr's personal weapon) would be assumed to be available together with [[Armor of Altaïr|his armor]] once it was unlocked.
*The sword appears on a weapon rack in the [[Tiber Island headquarters]] once Ezio completes all five [[Guild Challenges#Assassins Guild|Assassin's Guild challenges]], and can only be equipped from there.

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles Weapons]]

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