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Throwing knife

2012-06-21T15:51:47Z

69.238.79.94: Updated with new information about how Ezio threw his throwing knives

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[[File:Throwing Knives.png|250px|right]]
'''Throwing knives''' were small knives that could kill unarmored enemies and rooftop sentries. [[Assassins]] used them to either injure enemies, or take them out from a distance.

==High Middle Ages==
[[File:AC throwing knife dual.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr using a throwing knife.]]
Assassins of the High Middle Ages were permitted to use throwing knives upon reaching the fourth [[Ranks|rank]]. The knives also seemed to be one of the most powerful weapons after the [[Hidden Blade]]; with a single, accurate hit resulting in a kill on all targets but major [[Templars]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

If ever an Assassin ran out of knives, he could get more by either [[pickpocketing]] them from [[thugs]] (earning five knives), by defeating thugs in a [[Fists|fistfight]], or by returning to either an [[Assassins' Bureau]] or [[Masyaf]].<ref name="AC" />

The amount of knives [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] could hold increased at certain ranks, wherein he obtained a knife belt. Each knife belt could hold up to five knives, and were kept at his waist, left boot, and right shoulder. These belts were obtained at the fourth, seventh, and tenth ranks respectively.<ref name="AC" />

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==Renaissance==
[[File:Screen shot 2010-10-25 at 4.54.58 PM.png|250px|right]] Throwing knives were also used by Assassins of the [[Renaissance]] era, though they were not quite as effective, and could not normally cause a kill in a single hit; particularly with the improved armor possessed by high-ranked [[guards]]. To compensate, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] could hold up to twenty-five knives at a time, all of which he sheathed at his waist.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

Throwing knives could be bought from any of the city [[Blacksmiths]] for 50 florins each. Extra sheaths for knives could be purchased at [[Tailors|Tailor]] shops.<ref name="AC2" />

===Advanced use===
[[File:Power to people 4.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio uses a throwing knife against [[Girolamo Savonarola]].]] Though initially only throwing one knife at a time, Ezio learned to throw several at once from the combat instructor at [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2" />

This special attack allowed Ezio to throw three knives mid-combat, effectively dispatching up to three enemies. Despite taking a longer time to aim and use, the ability allowed an instant kill on any targeted enemy.<ref name="AC2" />

Later, upon traveling to [[Rome]] and becoming a [[Master Assassin]], Ezio was able to throw multiple knives at enemies, even when not engaged in battle. He was able to adjust the number of knives thrown at a time, one for each enemy in range.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Furthermore, Ezio was also able to [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] throwing knives alongside his [[Short blades|short blade]], much as Altaïr did.<ref name="AC" /> This allowed him to more quickly switch between long and short-ranged attacks.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

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==Modern times==
[[File:ACBTK.png|right]] In [[Abstergo Industries]], throwing knives served as an [[Multiplayer Abilities|ability]] that its [[Abstergo recruits|recruits]] could use while training in their respective [[Animus|Animi]]. However, the knives used were always non-lethal, and could only temporarily slow down or unbalance an opponent.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

==Trivia==
;''Assassin's Creed''
* During the Animus loading sequence, you are able to select the throwing knives and throw an infinite number of them.
[[File:AssassinsCreed EaglesEye.jpg|right]]
* On the Xbox 360 version of ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', you can get the [[Assassin's Creed Achievements|achievement]] "Eagle's Eye" by killing 75 guards with throwing knives.
* There is a glitch after unlocking the short blade for the first time. In the Animus loading sequence, you can use throwing knives even if they have not been unlocked yet.

;''Assassin's Creed II''
* When not locked on, Ezio will throw a knife in the last direction he walked toward. Certain targets will not run unless Ezio enters a particular zone around them. If Ezio remains out of this zone and throws knives using the described method, he can easily kill them.
* Even when you have used all of your throwing knives, they are still visible on Ezio's knife belt.
* An additional five throwing knives can be purchased through [[Uplay]] for 20 Units.
* It takes two throwing knives to kill a guard who is watching you, but only one to kill a guard to whom you are invisible.
** [[Venice]] and [[Forlì]] are exceptions, where it takes two knives regardless.
* Ezio throws throwing knives the eastern way for most of Assassin's Creed 2. Later, Ezio throws one the western way to knock an Apple of Eden out of Girolamo Savonarola's hand.

;Other
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]'', the design for throwing knives has been altered. In the first game, it is simply a flat knife, whereas in ''Bloodlines'', it possesses a cylindrical hilt and a four-sided blade.
* A throwing knife from [[Rodrigo Borgia]] nearly killed [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]] in [[Rome]].
* Giovanni Auditore only carried two throwing knives, on his chest, and it is unexplained if this was due to his preference, or to his skill (or lack thereof) with the weapon.
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', regardless of the throwing knife capacity of the knife belt, there is no visible knife belt present.
* In ''Brotherhood'', the knife belt only appears when the character is in a state of loading (such as when Ezio glows white during an armor switch or clothes dyeing), or within the [[Animus Virtual Training Program]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{AC}} {{ACII}} {{ACBH}} {{ACR}} {{ACIII}}
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Weapons]]

Tomahawk

2012-06-21T15:35:51Z

69.238.79.94: Revised

{{Era|AC3}}
{{WP-REAL|Tomahawk (axe)}}
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[[File:AC3 SC SP 08 Weapons Tomahawk ONLINE.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Connor's tomahawk.]]
The '''tomahawk''' was a type of medium axe, which was most effective when used in close combat. It was commonly used by Native Americans, as well as European colonists.

During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the [[Mohawk]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Connor Kenway]] used a tomahawk with a head resembling the [[Assassin insignia]], which he would often [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] alongside another weapon, such as the [[Hidden Blade]].

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==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
Connor_holding_a_Tomahawk.jpg|Close-up images of the tomahawk.
ACIII-GI (3).jpg|Connor countering an attack with his tomahawk.
ACIII-GI (4).jpg|Connor running while holding a tomahawk.
</gallery>

==Source==
*''GameInformer'' April 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''

{{ACIII}}
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Weapons]]

Sword

2012-06-21T15:34:06Z

69.238.79.94: added "medium" to the first sentence to describe what size weapons.

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{{youmay|the widely used weapons|the [[Pieces of Eden]] known as the [[Swords of Eden]]}}
[[File:AC2 CA 008 Swords.png|280px|right]]
'''Swords and Maces''' were medium [[weapons]] used by military units, [[guards]], and members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] to engage in open combat against armed opponents, and usually acted as primary weapons alongside a [[Short blades|short blade]] or [[Firearms|pistol]]. Swords could be either one or two-handed, though the latter was mostly classified as a [[Heavy weapons|heavy weapon]].

Swords and maces both had a long reach, great power, and a quick attack rate, though not as much as [[long weapons]], heavy weapons or short blades, respectively. As such, they could be seen as the most balanced weapons available.

Aside from attack, a sword or mace could also be used to block or counter an enemy, or break through their defense. They were also the only weapons that could be used from [[Horses|horseback]].

==History==
===Third Crusade===
In the High Middle Ages, guards used no other melee weapon but swords, and the guards of [[Masyaf]] regularly practiced swordplay in the courtyard, stressing how important it was to wield a blade. Maces were uncommon at the time, and the sword was a mainstay in any arsenal, even for [[Archers]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

The sword became available to an Assassin upon reaching the second [[Ranks|rank]], with more powerful, better-quality swords being presented to him as he progressed. [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] started off with a dull-gray sword that lacked a guard, and had a curved hilt. His second sword resembled the first, though was of a more silvery make, and possessed a distinct pommel.<ref name="AC" />

His third sword was [[Sword of Altaïr|his personal sword]]. It possessed a hand guard that was shaped like an eagle's wings, and had an eagle head shape at the pommel.<ref name="AC" />

Altaïr's very last sword was the [[Syrian Sabre|Syrian sword]]. It had a curved blade, a characteristic of Arabic swords, and indicated a very high status, as the hilt and sheath were covered in gold. [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]], the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], also used this sword.<ref name="AC" />

[[File:Altair sword evolution.png|thumb|centre|600px|The swords used by Altaïr: The common sword, his personal sword, and the Syrian sword.]]

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===15th century===
[[File:Oxcgn-assassins-creed-2-weapons.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Several weapons Ezio can use.]]

Come the [[Renaissance]], maces became equally as popular as the sword, and matched them in use and availability.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The first sword [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] obtained came from [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|his father]], and was stored in a chest hidden in the [[Palazzo Auditore]]. However, he quickly lost it when he was disarmed trying to save his father and brothers from execution.<ref name="AC2"/>

Ezio was later equipped with a similar sword, courtesy of his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], when he arrived at [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2"/>

Following this, he could buy a variety of swords or maces from [[blacksmiths]]. Any unequipped weapons he purchased were stored at the [[Villa Auditore]] [[armory]].<ref name="AC2"/>

===16th century===
Swords and maces continued to be a central part of combat in [[Rome]]. Ezio was more aggressive in his fights, and used a variety of new attacks against his enemies.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Additionally, Ezio learned to [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] his [[Hidden Gun]] with his primary weapon, in order to kill an enemy from a distance, or perform an instant double kill with both his sword and gun during a kill-streak.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

==Statistics==
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
====Left Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
![[Common Sword]]
|1
|2
|2
|Sequence 3, [[Practice Makes Perfect|Memory 3]]
|N/A
|-
!scope="row"|Captain's Sword
|2
|4
|3
|Sequence 5, [[Four To The Floor|Memory 1]]
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Milanese Sword
|3
|5
|3
|Sequence 8, [[Birds of a Feather|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Schiavona]]
|4
|5
|4
|Sequence 8, Memory 1
|25,000 ƒ
|}

====Right Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="25%" scope="col"|Name
!width="15%" scope="col"|Damage
!width="15%" scope="col"|Speed
!width="15%" scope="col"|Deflect
!width="15%" scope="col"|Unlocked
!width="15%" scope="col"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|[[Sword of Altaïr]]
|5
|5
|5
|
Sequence 9, [[Knowledge Is Power|Memory 1]]
|45,000 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Syrian Sabre|Old Syrian sword]]
|1
|2
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|2,300 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Venetian Falchion
|1
|3
|1
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Florentine Falchion
|2
|3
|4
|Sequence 5, Memory 1
|5,200 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Scimitar]]
|3
|3
|5
|Sequence 6, [[Road Trip|Memory 1]]
|11,300 ƒ
|}

====Hammers Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="25%"|Name
!scope="col" width="15%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="15%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="15%"|Deflect
!scope="col" width="15%"|Unlocked
!scope="col" width="15%"|Cost
|-
!scope="row"|Mercenario War Hammer
|1
|1
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Condottiero War Hammer]]
|5
|3
|4
|Obtained after collecting 50 [[feather]]s
|30,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Maul
|2
|1
|2
|Sequence 4, [[Practice What You Preach|Memory 1]]
|3,600 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Flanged Mace
|3
|3
|3
|Sequence 6, Memory 1
|10,500 ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Cavalieri Mace
|4
|4
|2
|Sequence 7, [[Benvenuto|Memory 1]]
|20,800 ƒ
|}

====Special Weapons Rack====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col" width="40%"|Name
!scope="col" width="20%"|Damage
!scope="col" width="20%"|Speed
!scope="col" width="20%"|Deflect
|-
!scope="row"|
[[Maria Thorpe]]'s Longsword
|2
|3
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Fredrick]]'s Hammer
|2
|4
|4
|-
!scope="row"|Mace Of [[Moloch|The Bull]]
|4
|2
|3
|-
!scope="row"|Twins' Rapier
|2
|5
|3
|-
!scope="row"|[[Armand Bouchart|Bouchart]]'s Blade
|2
|5
|5
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
|-
|'''Captain's Sword'''
|2
|4
|3
|Obtained through [[Shop Quests#Blacksmiths Quests|Blacksmith Quest]]
|-
|'''Common Sword'''
|1
|2
|2
|Equipped by default
|-
|'''Florentine Falchion'''
|4
|5
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''[[La Volpe's Bite]]'''
|3
|5
|5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Milanese Sword'''
|4
|4
|2
|15,700 ƒ
|-
|'''Old Syrian sword'''
|3
|4
|1
|8,800 ƒ
|-
|'''Roman Longsword'''
|1
|3
|3
|1,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Schiavona'''
|4
|2
|2
|10,400 ƒ
|-
|'''Scimitar'''
|3
|3
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
|1
|4
|3
|2,600 ƒ
|-
|'''Sword of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr]]'''
|5
|5
|
5
|Obtained through completing [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Assassins Guild|Assassin Guild Challenges]]
|-
|'''Venetian Falchion'''
|1
|5
|5
|5,700 ƒ
|
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Deflect
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Assassin Yataghan Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|From the start
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Prussian War Hammer]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|2,990}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Persian Shamshir]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|3,163}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 2, [[The Hookblade|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Florentine Falchion'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|6,555}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 3
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Merovingian Axe'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,326}}
|
Sequence 3, [[The View from Galata|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Mercenario Warhammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|7,360}}
|
Sequence 4
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Condottiero Mace'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|10,120}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 4, [[Signs and Symbols, Part I|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Syrian Sabre'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|11,960}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sledgehammer'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|13,340}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 5, [[Arsenal Infiltration|Memory 3]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Sicilian Rapier'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|23,736}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Janissary Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|28,290}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 6, [[A Little Errand|Memory 4]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Byzantine Arming Sword*'''
| style="text-align: center"|1
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|1,610}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Byzantine Mace]]*'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|{{Ak|18,055}}
| style="text-align: center"|Sequence 7
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Ottoman Mace]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Thieves Guild|Thieves Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Altaïr's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete all [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Assassin's Guild|Assassin's Guild Challenges]]
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Yusuf's Turkish Kijil]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"|5
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete "The Deacon" Part 1
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''[[Vlad Tepes' Sword]]'''
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"|4
| style="text-align: center"| -
|
Complete the Impaler's Prison
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Captain's Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Milanese Sword'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
| style="text-align: center"|'''Schiavona'''
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"|2
| style="text-align: center"|3
| style="text-align: center"| -
| style="text-align: center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki>Available only from Cappadocia vendors.

==Trivia==
'''''Assassin's Creed II'''''
* All weapons in the Special Weapons rack are obtained after synchronizing with the PSP upon completion of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]].''
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', the Sword of Altaïr and the Condottiero War Hammer can only be purchased from the blacksmith shop in [[Monteriggioni]].
* Every purchasable weapon becomes available at Monteriggioni's Blacksmith after Sequence 11, apart from the Condottiero War Hammer, which is only unlocked after collecting 50 [[feather]]s.
* In ''Assassin's Creed II'', the Syrian Sword does less damage than the Sword of Altaïr, despite the Syrian Sword being the best sword in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''.
* The first sword Ezio is equipped with in ''Assassin's Creed II'' is the common sword, however when he is disarmed by a [[Brutes|Brute]] during the Auditore Execution, it becomes the Syrian Sword.

'''''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'''''
* The [[Captain]], a multiplayer character from ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', uses a shortsword that resembles a shorter version of the Milanese Sword.
* For some reason, in ''Brotherhood'', the Scimitar, Maul, Flanged Mace, Channeled Cinquedea, and Florentine Falchion appear as weapons, but are not purchasable. However, they can be acquired by disarming a guard while Ezio is equipped with an empty sheath.

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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{AC}}
{{ACII}}
{{ACBH}}
{{ACR}}
{{ACIII}}
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Weapons]]