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Short blade

2012-09-04T01:02:39Z

69.250.171.90: /* Trivia */

{{Era|AC|ACBL|AC2|ACB|ACR|AC3}}
[[File:SHORTSWORD.png|right|250px]]
'''Short blades''' were short, curved bladed [[weapons]] that traded power and reach for a faster swing rate.

==History==
[[File:Dagger.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The short blade and sheath used by Altaïr.]]

===12th century===
[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s short blade was returned to him after he had reached the third [[Ranks|rank]]. Like the sword, his skill with the short blade increased as he climbed up the ranks.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

The first short blade he obtained had a wooden handle, though he received an all metal variation at a later rank. In both instances, he carried the short blade in a sheath strapped across his back, with the handle facing down.<ref name="AC" />

In battle, he wielded the short blade with an {{Wiki|Icepick grip|icepick grip}}, and often used it in conjunction with [[throwing knives]].<ref name="AC" />

===Renaissance===
[[File:AC2 CA 009 Daggers.png|left|200px]]
In a similar fashion to Altaïr, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] was equipped with both a [[Swords and Maces|medium weapon]] and a short blade, though they were sheathed together at his side. He could purchase various types of short blades from [[Blacksmiths|blacksmiths]], each with unique speed, damage and deflection properties.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

In battle, he would wield the short blade much as Altaïr did, utilizing the same icepick grip, though he did not learn to use it alongside throwing knives until he became a [[Master Assassin]].<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Several of his allies, such as [[thieves]] and [[courtesans]], also used short blades in battle. Certain guards and assassination targets, such as [[Agile guards|agiles]] and [[Rodrigo Borgia]], made use of short blades as well. However, none of these held their weapons in an icepick grip.<ref name="AC2" />

==Combat==
[[File:Ezio Kill Knife.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ezio dual-wielding the short blade and a throwing knife.]]
Short blades could strike more quickly than medium weapons, which made them ideal for dispatching large numbers of low-ranked [[Guards|enemies]]. However, as an enemy's rank increased, the short blade's effectiveness diminished, due to the higher quality armor that they used.<ref name="AC" /><ref name="AC2" />

For Altaïr, the special, close-ranged attack of most short blades could only be performed from behind, and took the form of slitting an enemy's throat, or stabbing them in the shoulder or the back, which would always result in an instant kill.<ref name="AC" />

When used with the short blade, Altaïr could throw a single throwing knife mid-combat. Similarly, Ezio could [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] the short blade with throwing knives, and could throw multiple throwing knives at once.<ref name="AC" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

==Statistics==
===Assassin's Creed II===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!width="15%"|Name
!width="10%"|Damage
!width="10%"|Speed
!width="10%"|Deflect
!width="10%"|Cost
|-
![[Dagger]]
|1
|1
|2
|500 ƒ
|-
![[Knife]]
|1
|2
|3
|1,300 ƒ
|-
![[Stiletto]]
|2
|4
|1
|2,200 ƒ
|-
![[Channeled Cinquedea]]
|3
|3
|4
|4,100 ƒ
|-
![[Sultan's Knife]]
|3
|5
|3
|4,300 ƒ
|-
![[Butcher Knife]]
|4
|3
|5
|6,400 ƒ
|-
![[Notched Cinquedea]]
|5
|5
|4
|9,500 ƒ
|}

<br />
===Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!width="15%"|Name
!width="10%"|Damage
!width="10%"|Speed
!width="10%"|Deflect
!width="10%"|Cost
|-
!Stiletto
|1
|1
|2
|300 ƒ
|-
!Knife
|1
|2
|3
|700 ƒ
|-
![[Bone Dagger of Romulus]]
|2
|4
|4
|1900 ƒ
|-
!Dagger
|2
|4
|1
|6250 ƒ
|-
!Butcher Knife
|3
|5
|3
|5000 ƒ
|-
!Notched Cinquedea
|4
|4
|2
|8600 ƒ
|-
![[Maria's Dagger]]
|5
|3
|4
|Unlocked by completing all [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Courtesans Guild|Courtesan challenges]].
|-
![[Dagger of Brutus]]
|5
|5
|5
|Unlocked by retrieving [[Armor of Brutus|Romulus' treasure]].
|-
!Channeled Cinquedea
|5
|2
|4
|N/A
|}

<br />
===Assassin's Creed: Revelations===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!width="15%"|Name
!width="10%"|Damage
!width="10%"|Speed
!width="10%"|Deflect
!width="10%"|Cost
|-
![[Kurdish Jambiya]]
|2
|2
|2
|{{Ak|345}}
|-
![[Macedonian Dagger]]
|2
|2
|2
|{{Ak|518}}
|-
![[Arabian Dagger]]
|2
|4
|1
|{{Ak|1,848}}
|-
!Butcher Knife
|3
|5
|3
|{{Ak|5,750}}
|-
![[Bayezid's Knife]]
|5
|3
|4
|{{Ak|13,248}}
|-
![[Afghani Khyber Blade]]
|4
|4
|2
|{{Ak|11,040}}
|-
![[Romani Stiletto]]
|4
|3
|4
|Unlocked by completing Set 3 of the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Romanies Guild|Romani Challenges]]
|-
![[Mehmet's Dagger]]
|5
|5
|5
|Unlocked by completing either [[Discovery]] or [[The Trickster, Part 1]].
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:ACII-dagger-icon.png|right]]
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Altaïr is the only person to use a short blade other than Malik & his brother until Malik loses his arm and when his brother dies. All other NPCs use long blades.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', once all throwing knives have been used up, the special attack of the short blade is switched to that of the [[fists]], in which Ezio throws sand to momentarily blind and incapacitate his target.
*In the blacksmith stores in ''Brotherhood'', the Notched Cinquedea has the store image of the Channeled Cinquedea, and vice versa.
*Unlike in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', in ''Brotherhood'', the Channeled Cinquedea is a weapon that cannot be purchased, and can only be taken from a guard.
*Only very few individuals throughout the series hold the short blade with an icepick grip. These include Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, [[Tamir]], Ezio Auditore da Firenze, [[Francesco de' Pazzi]], [[Bernardo Baroncelli]], and [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]].
*An unusable Notched Cinquedea can be seen stuck in the table in Ezio's room at the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].
*In every ''Assassin's Creed'' game to feature the short blade as a usable weapon, there is a kill animation that Altaïr and Ezio possesses where the blade is not used at all. It involves breaking an enemy's leg with a kick, and then hooking their free arm around the enemy's head and snapping their neck.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', it is unknown why Altaïr's short blade does not appear to be in his sheath, knowing that he usually carries his short blade in his sheath on his back, like in the first ''[[Assassin's Creed]].''

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{AC}}
{{ACBL}}
{{ACII}}
{{ACBH}}
{{ACR}}
{{AC3}}
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Weapons]]

Short blade

2012-06-27T20:43:52Z

69.250.171.90: /* Trivia */

{{Era|AC|ACBL|AC2|ACB|ACR|AC3}}
[[File:SHORTSWORD.png|right|250px]]
'''Short blades''' were short, curved bladed [[weapons]] that traded power and reach for a faster swing rate.

==History==
[[File:Dagger.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The short blade and sheath used by Altaïr.]]

===12th century===
[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s short blade was returned to him after he had reached the third [[Ranks|rank]]. Like the sword, his skill with the short blade increased as he climbed up the ranks.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

The first short blade he obtained had a wooden handle, though he received an all metal variation at a later rank. In both instances, he carried the short blade in a sheath strapped across his back, with the handle facing down.<ref name="AC" />

In battle, he wielded the short blade with an {{Wiki|Icepick grip|icepick grip}}, and often used it in conjunction with [[throwing knives]].<ref name="AC" />

===Renaissance===
[[File:AC2 CA 009 Daggers.png|left|200px]]
In a similar fashion to Altaïr, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] was equipped with both a [[Swords and Maces|medium weapon]] and a short blade, though they were sheathed together at his side. He could purchase various types of short blades from [[Blacksmiths|blacksmiths]], each with unique speed, damage and deflection properties.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

In battle, he would wield the short blade much as Altaïr did, utilizing the same icepick grip, though he did not learn to use it alongside throwing knives until he became a [[Master Assassin]].<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Several of his allies, such as [[thieves]] and [[courtesans]], also used short blades in battle. Certain guards and assassination targets, such as [[Agile guards|agiles]] and [[Rodrigo Borgia]], made use of short blades as well. However, none of these held their weapons in an icepick grip.<ref name="AC2" />

==Combat==
[[File:Ezio Kill Knife.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ezio dual-wielding the short blade and a throwing knife.]]
Short blades could strike more quickly than medium weapons, which made them ideal for dispatching large numbers of low-ranked [[Guards|enemies]]. However, as an enemy's rank increased, the short blade's effectiveness diminished, due to the higher quality armor that they used.<ref name="AC" /><ref name="AC2" />

For Altaïr, the special, close-ranged attack of most short blades could only be performed from behind, and took the form of slitting an enemy's throat, or stabbing them in the shoulder or the back, which would always result in an instant kill.<ref name="AC" />

When used with the short blade, Altaïr could throw a single throwing knife mid-combat. Similarly, Ezio could [[Dual-Wielding|dual-wield]] the short blade with throwing knives, and could throw multiple throwing knives at once.<ref name="AC" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

==Statistics==
===Assassin's Creed II===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!width="15%"|Name
!width="10%"|Damage
!width="10%"|Speed
!width="10%"|Deflect
!width="10%"|Cost
|-
![[Dagger]]
|1
|1
|2
|500 ƒ
|-
![[Knife]]
|1
|2
|3
|1,300 ƒ
|-
![[Stiletto]]
|2
|4
|1
|2,200 ƒ
|-
![[Channeled Cinquedea]]
|3
|3
|4
|4,100 ƒ
|-
![[Sultan's Knife]]
|3
|5
|3
|4,300 ƒ
|-
![[Butcher Knife]]
|4
|3
|5
|6,400 ƒ
|-
![[Notched Cinquedea]]
|5
|5
|4
|9,500 ƒ
|}

<br />
===Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!width="15%"|Name
!width="10%"|Damage
!width="10%"|Speed
!width="10%"|Deflect
!width="10%"|Cost
|-
!Stiletto
|1
|1
|2
|300 ƒ
|-
!Knife
|1
|2
|3
|700 ƒ
|-
![[Bone Dagger of Romulus]]
|2
|4
|4
|1900 ƒ
|-
!Dagger
|2
|4
|1
|6250 ƒ
|-
!Butcher Knife
|3
|5
|3
|5000 ƒ
|-
!Notched Cinquedea
|4
|4
|2
|8600 ƒ
|-
![[Maria's Dagger]]
|5
|3
|4
|Unlocked by completing all [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Guild Challenges#Courtesans Guild|Courtesan challenges]].
|-
![[Dagger of Brutus]]
|5
|5
|5
|Unlocked by retrieving [[Armor of Brutus|Romulus' treasure]].
|-
!Channeled Cinquedea
|5
|2
|4
|N/A
|}

<br />
===Assassin's Creed: Revelations===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="60%" style="text-align:center"
!width="15%"|Name
!width="10%"|Damage
!width="10%"|Speed
!width="10%"|Deflect
!width="10%"|Cost
|-
![[Kurdish Jambiya]]
|2
|2
|2
|{{Ak|345}}
|-
![[Macedonian Dagger]]
|2
|2
|2
|{{Ak|518}}
|-
![[Arabian Dagger]]
|2
|4
|1
|{{Ak|1,848}}
|-
!Butcher Knife
|3
|5
|3
|{{Ak|5,750}}
|-
![[Bayezid's Knife]]
|5
|3
|4
|{{Ak|13,248}}
|-
![[Afghani Khyber Blade]]
|4
|4
|2
|{{Ak|11,040}}
|-
![[Romani Stiletto]]
|4
|3
|4
|Unlocked by completing Set 3 of the [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges#Romanies Guild|Romani Challenges]]
|-
![[Mehmet's Dagger]]
|5
|5
|5
|Unlocked by completing either [[Discovery]] or [[The Trickster, Part 1]].
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:ACII-dagger-icon.png|right]]
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Altaïr is the only person to use a short blade other than Malik & his brother until Malik loses his arm and when his brother dies. All other NPCs use long blades.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', once all throwing knives have been used up, the special attack of the short blade is switched to that of the [[fists]], in which Ezio throws sand to momentarily blind and incapacitate his target.
*In the blacksmith stores in ''Brotherhood'', the Notched Cinquedea has the store image of the Channeled Cinquedea, and vice versa.
*Unlike in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', in ''Brotherhood'', the Channeled Cinquedea is a weapon that cannot be purchased, and can only be taken from a guard.
*Only very few individuals throughout the series hold the short blade with an icepick grip. These include Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, [[Tamir]], Ezio Auditore da Firenze, [[Francesco de' Pazzi]], [[Bernardo Baroncelli]], and [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]].
*An unusable Channeled Cinquedea can be seen stuck in the table in Ezio's room at the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].
*In every ''Assassin's Creed'' game to feature the short blade as a usable weapon, there is a kill animation that Altaïr and Ezio possesses where the blade is not used at all. It involves breaking an enemy's leg with a kick, and then hooking their free arm around the enemy's head and snapping their neck.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{AC}}
{{ACBL}}
{{ACII}}
{{ACBH}}
{{ACR}}
{{AC3}}
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Weapons]]