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	A '''blacksmith''' is a metalsmith who creates objects from wrought [[iron]] or [[steel]] by forging the metal.		A '''blacksmith''' is a metalsmith who creates objects from wrought [[iron]] or [[steel]] by forging the metal.

	Blacksmiths as a distinct profession have existed since ancient times. During the 5th century BCE, they could be found in most settlements in [[Greece]] and, for a fixed price, would improve the [[armor]] and weaponry of any customers.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> In [[Ptolemaic ~~dynasty~~\|Ptolemaic]] [[Egypt]], blacksmiths sold a variety of weapons in addition to resources such as iron, [[bronze]] and [[wood\|cedarwood]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		Blacksmiths as a distinct profession have existed since ancient times. During the 5th century BCE, they could be found in most settlements in [[Greece]] and, for a fixed price, would improve the [[armor]] and weaponry of any customers.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> In [[Ptolemaic Kingdom\|Ptolemaic]] [[Egypt]], blacksmiths sold a variety of weapons in addition to resources such as iron, [[bronze]] and [[wood\|cedarwood]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	During the [[Renaissance]], skilled blacksmiths began to apply their practical craft towards making art, such that architectural ironwork flourished. They also made a wide variety of weapons and [[armor]], and capitalizing on this opportunity, the [[Assassins]] armed themselves by purchasing blacksmiths' wares.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The [[Templars]] also used the blacksmiths throughout history to arm themselves and their troops. [[Cesare Borgia]] employed at least one skilled blacksmith in his workforce, [[Auguste Oberlin]], who crafted weapons for Cesare's army.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>		During the [[Renaissance]], skilled blacksmiths began to apply their practical craft towards making art, such that architectural ironwork flourished. They also made a wide variety of weapons and [[armor]], and capitalizing on this opportunity, the [[Assassins]] armed themselves by purchasing blacksmiths' wares.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The [[Templars]] also used the blacksmiths throughout history to arm themselves and their troops. [[Cesare Borgia]] employed at least one skilled blacksmith in his workforce, [[Auguste Oberlin]], who crafted weapons for Cesare's army.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

	The Assassins of this time also had their own blacksmith in [[Monteriggioni]], who sold two exclusive weapons—the [[Condottiero War Hammer]] and the [[Sword of Altaïr]]—to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="AC2" /> Similarly, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] in [[Japan]] recruited the blacksmith [[Heiji]], who ~~would upgrade~~ [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[Yasuke]]'s armor and weaponry.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> [[David Walston]] was another notable blacksmith who lent his skills to the residents of the [[Davenport Homestead]] after being invited to live on the land by the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>		The Assassins of this time also had their own blacksmith in [[Monteriggioni]], who sold two exclusive weapons—the [[Condottiero War Hammer]] and the [[Sword of Altaïr]]—to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="AC2" /> Similarly, the [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Kakushiba ''ikki'']] in [[Japan]] recruited the blacksmith [[Heiji]], who upgraded [[Fujibayashi Naoe]]'s and [[Yasuke]]'s armor and weaponry.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> [[David Walston]] was another notable blacksmith who lent his skills to the residents of the [[Davenport Homestead]] after being invited to live on the land by the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

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	{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}		{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]], [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]], [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]''}}
	{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]], [[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]~~, [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''~~, and/or ''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Mirage~~]]''}}		{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]], [[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]], and/or [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''}}
	{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}		{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
	[[File:ACB Blacksmith Shop.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blacksmith shop in Rome]]		[[File:ACB Blacksmith Shop.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blacksmith shop in Rome]]

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	ACO Blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workship in Egypt		ACO Blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workship in Egypt
	ACOD DT Blacksmith render.png\|A blacksmith in ancient Greece		ACOD DT Blacksmith render.png\|A blacksmith in ancient Greece
	ACOd-blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workshop in ~~the~~ 5th century BCE Greece		ACOd-blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workshop in 5th century BCE Greece
			ACMir Blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in 9th century Baghdad
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	**''[[The Siege of Paris]]''		**''[[The Siege of Paris]]''
			**''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''

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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]], [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]], [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]''}}
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	{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}		{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
	[[File:ACB Blacksmith Shop.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blacksmith shop in Rome]]		[[File:ACB Blacksmith Shop.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blacksmith shop in Rome]]

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]'' {{Mdat}}

	==References==		==References==

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	**''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''		**''[[Wrath of the Druids]]''
	**''[[The Siege of Paris]]''		**''[[The Siege of Paris]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	{{Update\|''~~[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]],~~ [[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]], [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]], [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]''}}
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	{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}		{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
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	In the 5th century BCE, blacksmiths could be found around most settlements in Greece, which the 'Eagle Bearing' misthios, [[Kassandra]], used to upgrade and improve her armor and weaponry.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>		In the 5th century BCE, blacksmiths could be found around most settlements in Greece, which the 'Eagle Bearing' misthios, [[Kassandra]], used to upgrade and improve her armor and weaponry.<ref name="ACOD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>

			During the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]], blacksmiths in [[Egypt]] sold a variety of weapons in addition to various resources such as [[iron]], [[bronze]] and [[wood\|cedarwood]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	Most equipment was available from any blacksmith in any city, with the exception being that the blacksmith in [[Monteriggioni]] was the only one who sold the [[Condottiero War Hammer]] (with the collection of fifty [[feathers]]) and the [[Sword of Altaïr]] before the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2" />		Most equipment was available from any blacksmith in any city, with the exception being that the blacksmith in [[Monteriggioni]] was the only one who sold the [[Condottiero War Hammer]] (with the collection of fifty [[feathers]]) and the [[Sword of Altaïr]] before the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]].<ref name="AC2" />
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
			*Blacksmiths seemed to be more brash towards Ezio than the other merchants, blatantly admitting surprise that he was able to afford any of their wares. However, in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', this aspect was toned down; they instead made subtly offensive remarks like ''"One man's coin is as good as another's"'' when Ezio bought something from them.
	* Blacksmiths seemed to be more brash towards Ezio than the other merchants, blatantly admitting surprise that he was able to afford any of their wares. However, in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', this aspect was toned down; they instead made subtly offensive remarks like ''"One man's coin is as good as another's"'' when Ezio bought something from them.
	*When going to a blacksmith in ''Brotherhood'', Ezio had the option to sell [[trade objects]] for different amounts of money.		*When going to a blacksmith in ''Brotherhood'', Ezio had the option to sell [[trade objects]] for different amounts of money.

	== Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
	Blacksmith concept art AC1.jpg\|Unused concept model for blacksmiths in ''Assassin's Creed''		Blacksmith concept art AC1.jpg\|Unused concept model for blacksmiths in ''Assassin's Creed''
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	AC2 Monteriggioni Blacksmith.png\|The Monteriggioni blacksmith shop		AC2 Monteriggioni Blacksmith.png\|The Monteriggioni blacksmith shop
	ACB Shop Quest Exotica.png\|One of the blacksmith shop quests		ACB Shop Quest Exotica.png\|One of the blacksmith shop quests
			ACO Blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workship in Egypt
	ACOD DT Blacksmith render.png\|A blacksmith in ancient Greece		ACOD DT Blacksmith render.png\|A blacksmith in ancient Greece
	ACOd-blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workshop in the 5th century BCE Greece		ACOd-blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workshop in the 5th century BCE Greece
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	== Appearances==		==Appearances==

	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''

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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]], [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]], [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Sword of the White Horse]]''}}
	{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]], [[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]~~, [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''~~, and/or ''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~Mirage~~]]''}}		{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]], [[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]], and/or [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''}}
	{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}		{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
	[[File:ACB Blacksmith Shop.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blacksmith shop in Rome]]		[[File:ACB Blacksmith Shop.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blacksmith shop in Rome]]

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	ACO Blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workship in Egypt		ACO Blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workship in Egypt
	ACOD DT Blacksmith render.png\|A blacksmith in ancient Greece		ACOD DT Blacksmith render.png\|A blacksmith in ancient Greece
	ACOd-blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workshop in ~~the~~ 5th century BCE Greece		ACOd-blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in his workshop in 5th century BCE Greece
			ACMir Blacksmith.jpg\|A blacksmith in 9th century Baghdad
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	{{Imageneed}}		{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]], [[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]], [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'', and/or ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''}}
	{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}		{{Quote\|Come test this steel! Quality blades, honest craftsmanship!\|A Roman blacksmith during the Renaissance.\|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
	[[File:ACB Blacksmith Shop.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blacksmith shop in Rome]]		[[File:ACB Blacksmith Shop.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blacksmith shop in Rome]]