Pickpocketing

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[[File:Altair_pickpocketing.png|thumb|260px|Altair pickpocketing knives.]]

'''Pickpocketing''' was an important method of [[Investigations|gaining information]], money, or items. This tactic was often employed by [[Assassins]] and [[thieves]].

Pickpocketing victims was only possible if the target was moving, not facing the one targeting them, and far from a [[Guards|guard]].

==History==
===Third Crusade===
[[File:Pick.jpg|thumb|250px|Altaïr about to successfully pickpocket his target.]]For [[Assassins]] of the [[Third Crusade]], pickpocketing was used for gathering letters or other items from informants, or for restocking on [[throwing knives]]. Targets for pickpocketing always carried satchels on their left sides.<ref name="Altaïr's Chronicles">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref><ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

To pickpocket an informant, usually after eavesdropping on them and discovering what they had in their possession, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] approached the target quietly from behind, and reached out to slip the key or letter from their satchel. Should he not move away from the target after they discovered the theft, the victim would often call the [[guards]] to attack.<ref name="Altaïr's Chronicles" /><ref name="AC" />

Pickpocketing was also the only way for Altaïr to gather throwing knives, apart from returning to [[Masyaf]] or visiting an [[Assassins' Bureau]].<ref name="AC" />

[[File:AssassinsCreed 360 Test008.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr pickpocketing a thug.]]He would get knives from certain [[thugs]], who - unlike regular citizens - would engage Altaïr in a [[Fists|fistfight]] if they discovered him trying to steal from them. Should any other thugs be nearby, they would all come in to help as well.<ref name="AC" />

Each thug carried about five knives, all of which could be stolen. However, upon being discovered and defeating them in a fistfight, Altaïr would only be able to take one knife from the beaten thug.<ref name="AC" />

===Renaissance===
[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] learned how to pickpocket from a fellow Assassin, [[Paola]], soon after the [[Auditore Execution|execution of his family]]. For him, pickpocketing was an optional way to acquire florins, as well as items.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

Unlike Altaïr, Ezio would only pickpocket money from [[civilians]], and not items. However, instead, he also looted both money and items (usually [[Trading Items|trade items]] or ammunition) from dead or unconscious guards. Doing so in public, however, would usually prompt nearby citizens to reprimand him.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Civilians - both male and female - who discovered Ezio pickpocketing them would engage him in a fight, though they would usually flee after a single hit.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

==Pickpockets==
[[File:519px-Pickpocket.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A typical pickpocket.]]
Like [[Borgia Messengers]], several thieves roamed the streets and rooftops, and would often seek out Ezio to steal from him. One such pickpocket was successfully able to take his money in [[Florence]], though the thief had only intended to lead him to [[La Volpe]].<ref name="AC2" />

Pickpockets would only approach Ezio if he was not looking at them, and would flee immediately should he notice them. If pickpockets took his money, Ezio could chase after them - with the help of any nearby guards - and tackle or grab them to reclaim his money.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

Alternatively, should Ezio or a guard kill the pickpocket, the Assassin could simply loot the body to take back his money.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Brotherhood" />

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==Achievements==
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!width="64"|Icon
!width="300"|Name
!width="200"|How to obtain
!width="64"|Points
!width="64"|Trophy
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|[[File:AssassinsCreed TheHandsOfAThief.jpg]]
!The Hands of a Thief
|Pickpocket 200 throwing knives.
|15[[File:G.png]]
|N/A
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|[[File:Kleptomaniac.jpg]]
!Kleptomaniac
|Pickpocket 1000 Florins.
|10[[File:G.png]]
|Bronze
|-
|[[File:Easy Come Easy Go.png|65px]]
!Easy Come, Easy Go
|Pay 500 florins to an [[Heralds|orator]], then pickpocket him afterwards.
|5[[File:G.png]]
|Bronze
|}

==Trivia==
[[File:Pickpocketing.jpg|thumb|250px|Pickpocketing in ''Altaïr's Chronicles''.]]
*Unlike in the other console games, pickpocketing in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' involves both approaching the target, and maneuvering the desired item out of their pouch.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', after bribing a [[Heralds|herald]], the money can be stolen back from him.
**Alternatively, the herald can be killed, and the corpse looted to re-obtain the money.
*After completing five [[Guild Challenges#Thieves|Thieves Guild challenges]], hired thieves will pickpocket money for Ezio.
*Certain guards hold more florins than others when looted, with certain [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] Captains carrying more than 900 florins.
*Civilians in richer clothing carry more money to be pickpocketed.
[[File:Thief_pickpoket_Ezio.PNG|thumb|250px|A pickpocket stealing from Ezio in [[Rome]].]]
*Just like Borgia messengers, pickpockets in ''Assassin's Creed II'', will drop their money if you hit them with a throwing knife.

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