Editing Arrow

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[[File:ACOD-NormalArrow.png|thumb|150px|A normal arrow]]
An '''arrow''' is a sharp projectile launched by a [[bow]], essentially serving as the ammunition for that weapon. It consists of a shaft with a sharp tip called an arrowhead situated at the front and stabilizers called fletchings attached at the rear.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>  The arrowhead is most commonly forged from metal while the fletchlings are typically made of [[feather]]s and the shaft cut from [[wood]]. The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins]] specifically used iron for the arrowhead and [[pine]] for the shafts. A portable container or bag used to carry arrows is called a [[quiver]].<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

==History==
The bow and arrow has been ubiquitous across [[human]] cultures for thousands of years, serving as one of their most fundamental ranged weapons in [[hunting]] and warfare,<ref name="Project Legacy" /><ref name="ACO" /><ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> but with the advent of [[firearm]]s, they gradually became obsolete.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="AC3" /><ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref> By the 18th century, bows were no longer standard among [[Europe]]an militaries like the [[British Army]], but indigenous peoples in the [[Americas]] continued to wield them. The [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] was trained in firearms and carried around a [[pistol]], but he still relied on the bow when his missions called for long-range precision and stealth.<ref name="AC3" />

A variety of arrows can be crafted for specialized use. As far back as [[Greece|ancient Greece]], [[mercenary|mercenaries]] like [[Kassandra|Kassandra the Eagle Bearer]] were making fire arrows, explosive arrows, [[poison]]ed arrows, arrows which can induce paralysis, arrows specialized for penetrating armour, and blunt arrows for less-lethal takedowns.<ref name="ACOD" /> 

In times of war, a common tactic was to group archers together to release volleys of arrows upon enemy forces, a formation that has proven effective in defending besieged walls and killing key commanders in ambushes.<ref name="The Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> The sight of the sky bespeckled with raining arrows can be both severely demoralizing and highly lethal to a mass of [[soldier]]s unprotected by [[shield]]s and fortifications.<ref name="Dynasty">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''</ref>

During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], a [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] army of new recruits was driven into a frenzied rout by unrelenting hail of arrows as the [[Yeluohe]] cavalry archers chased them all the way to the gates of [[Tong Pass]]. There, the Yeluohe assault was finally stopped by the return fire of Tang [[archer]]s posted on the walls. Those that were trapped outside the walls—Yeluohe and Tang soldiers alike—were massacred to the last man in the moat.<ref name="Dynasty 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Golden Turtles (Part 3)]]</ref> Later that same year, 756, Yeluohe lieutenant general [[He Qiannian]] fell to an ambush at a gulley near [[Liquan Station]] as he marched with reinforcements for [[Tumen Pass]]. A counter-rebellion force led by the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Li E]] and [[Changshan]] [[Grand Protector]] [[Yan Gaoqing]] hemmed them in from all sides before unleashing wave after wave of arrows.<ref name="Dynasty 25">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Golden Turtles (Part 8)]]</ref> 

Many centuries later during the [[Renaissance|Italian Renaissance]], the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] would repeatedly employ a tactic called the [[arrow storm]], where he would signal his [[Assassin apprentice|apprentices]] hiding in the vicinity to instantly eliminate all the enemies around him with synchronized, precise shots.<ref name="ACB" /> The Italian Assassins were exceptionally skilled at this coordinated manoeuvre. Around 1503, they utilized it to save the life of [[Templars|Templar]] defector [[Fiora Cavazza]] from [[Baltasar de Silva]] just as he was about to order a similar attack on her by his [[arquebusier]]s.<ref name="Rome 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 1 – Fiora Cavazza]]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACOD-ParalyzingArrow.png|Paralyzing Arrow
ACOD-PoisonArrow.png|Poison Arrow
ACOD-FireArrow.png|Fire Arrow
ACOD-ExplosiveArrow.png|Explosive Arrow
ACV BB - Ulf Stensson takes aim.jpg|Ulf Stensson nocking two arrows at once
</gallery>

==Appearances==
{{Incomplete list}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
**''[[The Siege of Paris]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood Brothers]]''

==References==
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