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Sword

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{{Update|''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''}}
{{Youmay|the widely used weapons|the [[Pieces of Eden]] known as the [[Swords of Eden]]}}
[[File:CaptainSword.png|250px|thumb|A Captain's Sword]]
'''Swords and maces''' were [[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===
[[File:Altair sword evolution.png|thumb|left|250px|The swords used by Altaïr in 1191]]
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]].

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]] began with a dull-gray sword that lacked a guard and had a curved hilt. His second sword resembled the first, though it possessed a silvery sheen and a distinct pommel.

The third sword was [[Sword of Altaïr|his personal weapon]], which was constructed of a hand guard that was shaped like an eagle's wings, along with an eagle's head at the pommel. Altaïr's final sword was the [[Syrian Sabre]]. 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.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
[[File:ACII-Armory 2.png|thumb|250px|Weapon room in the Villa Auditore]]
Come the [[Renaissance]], maces had become equally as popular as the sword, and matched them in use and availability. 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 in his attempt to save his father and brothers from execution.

Ezio was later equipped with a similar sword, courtesy of his uncle, [[Mario Auditore]], when he arrived at [[Monteriggioni]]. Following this, he could buy a variety of swords or maces from [[blacksmiths]]. Any unequipped weapons he later purchased were stored at the [[Villa Auditore]] [[armory]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

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

===Golden Age of Piracy===
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] used a variety of swords. He typically kept a pair on his person, dual-wielding them in combat.

==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]]
|5,200ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Milanese Sword]]
|3
|5
|3
|Sequence 7, [[Birds of a Feather|Memory 1]]
|11,300ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Schiavona]]
|4
|5
|4
|Sequence 8, Memory 1
|25,000ƒ
|}

====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]]
|45,000ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Old Syrian Sword
|1
|2
|3
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|2,300ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Venetian Falchion]]
|1
|3
|1
|Sequence 3, Memory 3
|1,900ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Florentine Falchion]]
|2
|3
|4
|Sequence 5, Memory 1
|5,200ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Scimitar]]
|3
|3
|5
|Sequence 6, [[Road Trip|Memory 1]]
|11,300ƒ
|}

====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
|1,900ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|[[Condottiero War Hammer]]
|5
|3
|4
|Collecting 50 [[feathers]]
|30,600ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Maul
|2
|1
|2
|Sequence 4, [[Practice What You Preach|Memory 1]]
|3,600ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Flanged Mace
|3
|3
|3
|Sequence 6, Memory 1
|10,500ƒ
|-
!scope="row"|Cavalieri Mace
|4
|4
|2
|Sequence 7, [[Benvenuto|Memory 1]]
|20,800ƒ
|}

====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
|2
|2
|-
!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''===
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" 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|Blacksmith shop quest]]
|-
|'''[[Common Sword]]'''
|1
|2
|2
|N/A
|-
|'''[[Florentine Falchion]]'''
|4
|5
|5
|Obtained through enemy guards
|-
|'''[[La Volpe's Bite]]'''
|3
|5
|5
|Obtained through completing [[Guild challenges (Brotherhood)|Thieves guild challenges]]
|-
|'''[[Milanese Sword]]'''
|4
|4
|2
|15,700ƒ
|-
|'''[[Syrian Sabre|Old Syrian sword]]'''
|3
|4
|1
|8,800ƒ
|-
|'''[[Roman Longsword]]'''
|1
|3
|3
|1,400ƒ
|-
|'''[[Schiavona]]'''
|4
|2
|2
|10,400ƒ
|-
|'''[[Scimitar]]'''
|3
|3
|5
|Disarming enemy guards
|-
|'''[[Sicilian Rapier]]'''
|1
|4
|3
|2,600ƒ
|-
|'''[[Sword of Altaïr]]'''
|5
|5
|
5
|Obtained through completing [[Guild challenges (Brotherhood)|Assassin guild challenges]]
|-
|'''[[Venetian Falchion]]'''
|1
|5
|5
|5,700ƒ
|}

===''Assassin's Creed: Revelations''===
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" 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"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 1
|-
|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}}
|style="text-align:center"|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}}
|style="text-align:center"|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"|N/A
|Complete all [[Guild challenges (Revelations)|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"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Complete all [[Guild challenges (Revelations)|Assassin 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"|N/A
|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"|N/A
|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"|N/A
|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"|N/A
|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"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Available only from Cappadocia vendors.

===''Assassin's Creed III''===
====Swords====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Combo
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Normal Sword]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|£700
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[French Rapier]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|£3955
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Light Cavalry Saber]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|£3500
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Hanger Sword]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|£1250
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[French Cutlass]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|£1575
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Officer's Sword]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|£5000
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Cuttoe Sword]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|£4100
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 9
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Captain Kidd's Sawtooth Cutlass]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Complete [[The Ruins at Cerros]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Lincoln's Sword (Replica)]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|Crafted item
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 9
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Washington's Battle Sword (Replica)]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|Crafted item
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 10
|}

====Blunt weapons====
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Combo
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Gunstock War Club]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|£6500
|style="text-align:center"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Wooden War Club]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|£2650
|style="text-align:center"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Stonehead War Club]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|£3850
|style="text-align:center"|
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Obwandiyag's War Club]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|DLC
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''[[Iron Blade Club]]'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|Crafted item
|style="text-align:center"|
|}

===''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''===
{|width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" style="text-align:center"
!width="20%"|Name
!width="20%"|Speed
!width="20%"|Combo
!width="20%"|Damage
!width="20%"|Cost
!width="20%"|Availability
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Officer's Smallswords'''
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''British Cutlasses'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|800 R
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Spanish Cup-hilt Rapiers'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|1200 R
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''French Dress Swords'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|3000 R
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Espada Ancha'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|5000 R
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Privateer's Cutlasses'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|6500 R
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''British Colonial Cutlasses'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|8000 R
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Pirate Scimitars'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|10000 R
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''French Court Swords'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|12500 R
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Officer's Rapiers'''
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|14000 R
|style="text-align:center"|Sequence 2
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Scottish Broadswords'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Gained by finding three social treasures
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Matched Golden Swords'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|
|style="text-align:center"|ULC Chest
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Captain Drake's Swords'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Complete Sacrifice Island mission
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''German Rapiers'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|ULC Chest
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Duel Cleavers'''
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Enter codes from purchase of Dr. Pepper
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Pistol Swords'''
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Gained by completing all Assassin contracts
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Persian Scimitars'''
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Gained by completing community challenges
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''The Blades of Toledo'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|N/A
|style="text-align:center"|Unlocked through Uplay
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Edward Kenway's Unique Swords'''
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|
Buried chest
|style="text-align:center"|Enter code found with action figure
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''Altaïr's Swords'''
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|
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==Trivia==
;''Assassin's Creed II''
*All weapons on the special weapons rack could be obtained after synchronizing with the PSP, upon completion of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]].''
*The Sword of Altaïr and the Condottiero War Hammer could only be purchased from the blacksmith shop in [[Monteriggioni]].
*Every purchasable weapon was available at Monteriggioni's blacksmith after Sequence 11, apart from the Condottiero War Hammer, which was unlocked after collecting 50 [[feathers]].
*The Syrian sabre dealt less damage than the Sword of Altaïr, despite the Syrian sabre having been the best sword at the time of the crusades.
*The first sword that Ezio acquired was the common sword. However, when he was disarmed by a [[Brutes|Brute]] during the execution of his family, it became the Syrian sabre.

;''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''
*The [[Captain]] used a shortsword that resembled a shorter version of the Milanese Sword.
*The Scimitar, Maul, Flanged Mace, Channeled Cinquedea, and Florentine Falchion were used by the guards, but were not purchasable from the blacksmiths. However, they could be acquired by disarming a guard while Ezio did not have a weapon equipped.

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John Pitcairn

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{{Era|AC3|Forsaken|Templars}}
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{{Quote|And we should live forever on castles in the sky. You wield your blade like a man, but your mouth like a child. And more will die now because of that...|John Pitcairn's last words.|Assassin's Creed III}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = AC3 John Pitcairn render.png
|birth = 28 December 1722<br />{{Wiki|Dysart, Scotland|Dysart}}, {{Wiki|Scotland}}, {{Wiki|Great Britain}}
|death = 17 June 1775 (aged 52)<br />[[Charlestown]], British America
|affiliates = [[British Army]]<br />[[Templars]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<br />''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
|voice = [[Robert Lawrenson]]}}
'''John Pitcairn''' (1722 – 1775) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy|marine]] stationed in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], for a time before the [[American Revolutionary War]], and a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Pitcairn, raised in Scotland, left in 1746 when he enlisted into the British Marine Corps as a Lieutenant, to assist in the growing tension between the [[France|French]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] in Colonial America. Eventually, he was promoted to the rank of Captain and began working reconnaissance jobs for the military. By 1754, Pitcairn had become a member of the Templar Order.

===Templar beginnings===
{{Quote|I assume you've good reason for causing all this madness? What is it you require of me?|Pitcairn after being rescued by Haytham and Lee.}}
Using his contact with the British Rite of the Templar Order, Pitcairn proved himself a valuable asset as a possible co-conspirator for the newly created group in the British American colonies. Early in 1754, {{Wiki|Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst|Commander Amherst}} arranged for him to be moved to the [[Copp's Hill Battery]] in [[Boston]] to assist the other Templars.

While in Boston, General [[Edward Braddock]] noticed Pitcairn's unauthorized presence and had him arrested and charged for desertion and treason. [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Charles Lee]] arrived, revealing that both Lee and Pitcairn were in Haytham's service under Templar orders. Braddock reluctantly consented to give Lee to Haytham, but bitterly denied releasing Pitcairn and forced him to remain under his command.

[[File:ACIII-Soldier 15.png|thumb|250px|Pitcairn accompanying Haytham and Lee]]
In a plan to retrieve Pitcairn, Lee followed and pretended to be an angry citizen against the Redcoats, provoking Braddock into a chase by throwing horse manure on him. Lee lured Braddock and his men to a dead end, which allowed him, Haytham, and Pitcairn to attack and eliminate Braddock's patrol. Haytham spared Braddock, leaving him humiliated and furious as Pitcairn accompanied Haytham and Lee to [[Green Dragon Tavern]].

Pitcairn joined Haytham's fold along with [[William Johnson]], [[Thomas Hickey]], [[Benjamin Church]] and Lee. At the tavern, Haytham proposed his plan to infiltrate [[Southgate Fort]], murder [[Silas Thatcher]], a notorious slaver, and free the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] slaves. By freeing the captive slaves, Haytham would be able to gain favor with the Kanien'kehá:ka in order to gain information that would lead them to the mysterious [[Grand Temple|precursor site]].

Using a cart as a roadblock, Pitcairn and the others proceeded to ambush a slave convoy, killing the escorts, before disguising themselves in their uniforms and transporting the cart to the fort. Inside Southgate Fort, Haytham stealthily freed the slaves while Pitcairn blended with and distracted the guards. However, upon realizing that the slaves had escaped, Silas raised the alarm. To this, Pitcairn and the others triggered a battle, fending off the guards while Haytham and Church killed Silas, allowing them to free the remaining slaves.

[[File:ACIII-BraddockExpedition 3.png|thumb|left|250px|Pitcairn with his fellow Templars]]
Over the next several months, Pitcairn resumed his service in the British military in Canada for the [[French and Indian War]]. In July of 1755, Pitcairn rejoined his Templar brothers in Lexington to participate in Haytham's plan to assassinate Braddock. As agreed, Pitcairn attacked Braddock's expedition to Fort Duquesne, and in the resulting chaos, Haytham assassinated Braddock, eventually learning of the location to the precursor site.

Soon after, Haytham inducted Lee into the Templar Order and altered their mission into establishing a permanent presence and influence in the British American colonies. During this time, Pitcairn remained in the British Army, where he earned his reputation as a peacekeeper during his career and was promoted to the rank of Major by 1771.

===The Battle at Lexington and Concord===
{{Quote|Disperse, you damned rebels! Lay down your arms and disperse!|Pitcairn.}}
The American colonists eventually rebelled against the British rule, escalating to the point of armed conflict, to which the colonists formed their own military force, the [[Continental Army]], otherwise known as the Patriots. Pitcairn led the British Army to [[Lexington]] and [[Concord]] in order to seize the rebel weapons and to arrest [[Samuel Adams]] and [[John Hancock]], the Patriot leaders, intending to negotiate a diplomatic solution.

[[File:ACIII-LexingtonandConcord 17.png|thumb|250px|Pitcairn ordering his troops to fall back]]
Pitcairn and his forces marched into Lexington where he ordered rebels to leave, to which most of them fled, before Pitcairn made the first attack that forced the rebelling colonists to retreat to [[Concord]]. While en route to clear the remaining opposition, Pitcairn was halted by the Patriots, where they made their stand from across a river.

With only one bridge to travel across, Pitcairn had his men form firing lines to shoot down the rebels from afar; however [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]], directed the opposing militia. As a result, Pitcairn suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat and the continued conflict delayed Pitcairn's chances of a peaceful settlement.

===The Battle at Bunker Hill===
Shortly after, the Continental Army led an assault on the city of Boston, led by General [[Israel Putnam]]. Pitcairn remained safely inside the city while a pair of British frigates provided cannon fire from the harbor, keeping the Continental Army at bay on Bunker Hill. Ratonhnhaké:ton once again assisted the Continentals, to which he was able to reach and sabotage the ships, forcing Pitcairn out of the city and to an encampment on top of Moultan's Hill, where he continued to command his troops. Completely unaware that Ratonhnhaké:ton was nearby, Pitcairn stationed himself out into the open, watching the battle as it unfolded.

===Death===
{{Quote|It seems we are well and truly at war... A pity, that. For it's a war we did not ask for. A war we did not wish... And why would we? We're killing our brothers down there – and for what? Duty? Honor? Liberty and justice as the Yanks claim? No. Clinton, Pigot. To me. We must ready the next offensive.|Pitcairn to his troops.}}
[[File:Battle of Bunker Hill 8.png|thumb|left|250px|Connor assassinating Pitcairn]]
Ratonhnhaké:ton was able to evade the firing lines, where he advanced and infiltrated the camp undetected, before he finally assassinated Pitcairn from atop a flagpole.

With his last words, Pitcairn stated that he wanted to make a truce with the rebels and blamed Connor for his death, stating that it would only worsen the war. As he perished, the Assassin took a letter from Pitcairn's body and fled the area, ultimately uncovering the Templar assassination plot of [[George Washington]].

==Personality==
Pitcairn was a keen soldier and strategist from years of experience and service in the British military, but was not a militant man like [[Edward Braddock]] was, instead prizing peace above many other things. He also had strong leadership qualities and charisma, and as a result, he was well liked by his troops and even respected by his enemies. This earned Pitcairn's reputation as a peacekeeper, hence he was sent to peacefully settle the colonist rebellion.

Similar to [[William Johnson]], Pitcairn had a genuine concern for the lives of the soldiers on both sides of the conflict, and desired to settle the conflict with few casualties. He was likewise devoted to the Templar ideology, and dedicated to his role as a peacekeeper. Hence he aimed to replace war with diplomacy, in the hopes to avoid a massively destructive war. Pitcairn believed that the British needed to stay in power over the British colonies, since they had the greater position of authority, and was more likely to preserve order and peace.

==Trivia==
*During the memory "[[Infiltrating Southgate]]", as with the rest of Haytham's allies, Pitcairn was marked by the Animus' HUD with an [[Assassin insignia]], despite his membership in the Templar Order.

==Gallery==
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John Pitcairn render AC.png|A render of elderly Pitcairn
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==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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