Freerunning

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[[File:Codex free run.jpg|thumb|300px|Altaïr's Codex sketch on free running.]]
'''Freerunning''' is a form of acrobatics in which participants use cities and their urban landscape to perform movements through structures. This particular form was utilized primarily by [[Assassins]], [[Templars]], and [[guards]], though several [[civilians]] were known to possess freerunning abilities.

==High Middle Ages==
[[File:Altair free-run.jpg|thumb|250px|Altaïr performing a gap jump in [[Jerusalem]].]]
During the [[Third Crusade]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] was able to scale any wall if its surface was not too flat and possessed anything he could have grabbed onto. In addition, he could have used any of the following movements:
* '''Swing''' was a movement in which Altaïr swung onto a bar and let go, enabling him to grab another object, or to drop to the ground.
* '''Drop''' was the act of dropping from a hanging position or bar.
* '''Wallpass''' was the act of climbing a tall wall by kicking its surface once to propel upwards.
* '''Climb-up''' was the movement of climbing an obstacle from a hanging position so Altaïr's upper body was above the obstacle, supported by his arms.
* '''Pass''' involved quickly and smoothly passing over medium sized obstacles.
* '''Breakfall''' was a forward roll where the hands, arms, and diagonal of the back contact the ground.
* '''Arm jump''' was to land on the side of an obstacle in a hanging position, hands gripping the top edge of the obstacle, holding the body.
* '''Long jump''' was a jump from a high height, and was usually followed by a roll.
* '''Gap jump''' was similar to a long jump, except over an open expanse.
* '''Precision jump''' was a moving jump from one object to a precise spot on another object of a small surface.

==Renaissance==
===Italy===
[[File:Climbing rome.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio climbing a structure in [[Rome]].]]
In addition to all of the movements of the Third Crusade, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] learned new moves throughout his life during the [[Renaissance]].

====Fast climb====
By moving in High Profile, Ezio could have climbed structures much faster than Altaïr. However, the scheme of the ledges he grabbed must have been regular, and he must have started in a standing position on a ledge.

====Climb leap====
{{quote|Begin in a hanging position, then jump to the ledge above you. As you reach it, grab it with your hand and pull yourself up!|Rosa|Assassin's Creed II}}
The climb leap movement was first shown to Ezio by [[Rosa]] in [[Venice]], and allowed him to grab a potentially out-of-reach handhold by performing a vertical jump while climbing.

====Sprint Jump====
[[File:ConstantinopleFreeRunning.png|thumb|250px|Ezio freerunning through a harbor in Constantinople.]]
The Sprint Jump was a maneuver unlocked in the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]] [[DLC|downloadable content]], but could only be used in the [[Oltrarno District]] of [[Florence]]. The Sprint Jump allows Ezio to jump twice as far as he usually could by sprinting straight onto and leaping from a springboard.

====Swinging====
Ezio could also swing from lanterns and pots hanging off of structures in order to navigate cities quicker.

===Ottoman Empire===
In [[Constantinople]], Ezio was able to perform all of the basic functions he could during the [[Italy|Italian]] Renaissance.

====Hook Blade====
Ezio was able to perform the climb leap in Constantinople, but used the [[Hookblade]] to pull himself up.

==Modern Times==
[[File:Ex Desmond 1.png|thumb|200px|Desmond freerunning in the [[Animus]].]]
[[Desmond Miles]] and the other [[Modern Times|modern day]] Assassins are able to free run, and perform all of the freerun movements from the Third Crusade, as well as the fast climb movement from the Renaissance.

==Trivia==
* Altaïr's [[Codex]] sketch indicates ancient natal charts inspired free running.
* There is a [[Bugs|bug]] present in ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed II]] '', and ''[[Assassins Creed: Brotherhood]]'' in which civilians in certain areas and circumstances are able perform freerun movements.
* In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', while trying to tackle [[Lucrezia Borgia]], there is occasionally a bug that makes her free-run over the gardens.
* In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Ezio is able to swing around a wooden beam while free running (if he jumps off of a galloping [[Horses|horse]]), rather than simply pulling himself up.
* Despite the movement being named as free-running, it is in fact parkour (using efficent movement to get from a to b).
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