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 bottom of the hilt in the shape of an eagle's head.<ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref><ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

In the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], a direct descendant of Altaïr, also made use of his ancestor's personal weapon.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

==History==
===Third Crusade===
[[File:AltairsSword.png|thumb|right|250px|Altaïr equipping his 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="ACAC" />

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" />

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" />

He continued to use it as he escaped the [[Vaticano District|Vatican]] with his uncle [[Mario Auditore|Mario]]. During the [[Fall of Monteriggioni]] however, a cannon ball was shot through his room. As he was sleeping with [[Caterina Sforza]] at the time, he did not have time to re-equip it, and it was lost along with much of his armor and other weapons.<ref name="ACB" />

Some time after establishing his [[Assassins Guild]] in [[Rome]], he was able to recover and use the sword again.<ref name="ACB" />

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==Trivia==
===Appearance===
*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.

===Use===
[[File:ACBSwordAltaïr.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The Sword of Altaïr in the [[Animus]] menu screen.]]
*The [[guards]] at [[Masyaf]] are seen wielding this sword.
*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.
*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.
*After buying the sword, 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.
*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''.

===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.''
*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 Hideout once Ezio completes all five [[Guild Challenges|Assassin's Guild challenges]], and can only be equipped from there. Just as it did in ''Assassin's Creed II'', it has maximum damage, speed, and deflect stats.
*During the memory "[[Follow The Money]]" in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Ezio impersonates a guard named Luigi in order to infiltrate [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]]'s [[Incident at the Pagan Party|Pagan party]]. When he does this, a fellow 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. If intentional, it is possible that the guard took part in the attack on Monteriggioni, and raided it from the Villa.
**Later in the same memory, a [[Papal Guard]] is seen with the sword, or at least one very similar to it.

==References==
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Weapons]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

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